China now has better fighter jets than Taiwan, according to a military report by the island's defense ministry as the air force on Monday renewed its bid to obtain new F-16s from the United States. Of the three types of fighter jets in Taiwan's air force, only the F-16A/Bs have a slight edge over the Chinese aircraft, the report by the defense ministry found, the Liberty Times newspaper said Monday. The island's Indigenous Defensive Fighters (IDF) and French-made Mirage 2000-5s were both inferior to the Russian-made Su-30s deployed by China, it said. The report came as Taiwan's air force command renewed its bid to procure more F-16s from the United States. "As the Chinese communist air force continues with its military buildup and the military balance has gradually tipped towards the other side, the air force will strive to purchase F-16 C/Ds," it said in a statement. - AFP