Taiwan therefore decided to develop an advanced indigenous jet fighter .
The IDF program was initiated when the United States refused to sell F - 20 Tigershark and F - 16 Fighting Falcon jet fighters to Taiwan following diplomatic pressure from China .
Taiwan decided to develop an advanced indigenous jet fighter .
The IDF program was initiated when the United States refused to sell F - 20 Tigershark and F - 16 Fighting Falcon jet fighters to Taiwan following diplomatic pressure from China .