Slap, the AF didn't lie about the F-22. The big issue is
numbers- only 187 F-22s is an issue if our adversaries have significant numbers of even somewhat inferior fighters.
I don't think anyone is saying the J-20 will be as good as the F-22... but if they buy a lot of them they don't have to be.
OBTW, it is a lot easier for the Chinese to buy things like this cheaply since the key industries are state owned and not subject to having to make profits, pay union wages, or pay taxes like LockMart or Boeing.
V/R,
Cliff
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