>There's no specific reason, aside from time, why China cannot be a legitimate competitor for international aircraft. Though this has no bearing on a Chinese f

>There's no specific reason, aside from time, why China cannot be a legitimate competitor for international aircraft. Though this has no bearing on a Chinese firm's ability to bring a product to market, I can think of many moral and ethical arguments that could undermine the 'legitimacy' of Chinese jets (provided they're constructed with typical Chinese labor practices). Functional or not, the product is tainted.