Apparently, however, Communist China is not only putting the Jian 8 fighter into volume production and improving its electronic systems, but is also striving to develop a new Jian warplane with technology transferred from Israel's Kfir (Young Lion) fighter and modelled on the Soviet MiG 29 with its even more superior characteristics.
不過，據瞭解中共除兩型殲八都已投入量產，並積極改良電子系統外，還努力研製技術移轉自以色列雄獅機種的「新殲型」戰機，與仿製性能更優的蘇聯米格廿九型戰機。