Wang et al. (
2018) recovered Jinguofortis as a basal pygostylian more derived than Confuciusornithiformes, but more primitive than Sapeornithiformes, and as sister to the previously problematic genus Chongmingia.

Cladogram of Mesozoic birds
Wang et al. (2018) recovered Jinguofortis as a basal pygostylian more derived than Confuciusornithiformes, but more primitive than Sapeornithiformes, and as sister to the previously problematic genus Chongmingia. 
Cladogram of Mesozoic birds
Jinguofortis