Impossible to compare costs without adjusting for purchasing power. Chinese workers are paid lower wages that support lower standards of living, so everything m

Impossible to compare costs without adjusting for purchasing power. Chinese workers are paid lower wages that support lower standards of living, so everything made in China is cheaper. If you built the F-35 in China, every carbon fiber panel to spec, it'd probably cost that much too! Even then the accounting is complex, because sometimes the unit cost can include training and maintenance, see: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-cost-of-a-modern-jet-fighter https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-cost-of-a-modern-jet-fight...