I just cannot understand why China building it’s own jets is a problem. US already builds it’s own jets and nobody hates that to the point ‘Let’s not partnership with US to not leak any info’.
Why is this particular dislike to China?̊̈ Is it just the ‘Communism is bad...’ thing?̊̈ Or is it something much more?̊̈
I'm not sure if it is a coincidence that Americans always come across some bad guys, or finding an enemy is a necessity to justify US military industrial complex.
Whatever billions the US has earned selling weapons to KSA are a drop in the bucket compared to what it's spent in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Libya and Pakistan. These are all countries where KSA has funded extremist political movements that continue to destabilize the region.
Even if China building its own jets isn't a problem, China building jets based on US designs (acquired through Israel IIRC) is a problem. That expensive design process was underwritten by the US government - i.e. by the taxpayers - to achieve the strategic goal of maintaining a certain balance of military power. If those designs then end up in the hands of our rivals, then the taxpayers' money was totally wasted.
BTW this has nothing to with whether the strategic goal is valid, whether that money should have been spent, etc. My own answers to those questions would tend to be negative. What I'm getting at is that having the designs leaked or stolen destroys even what value might have existed in the minds of proponents.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2012/12/06/we-were-pirates-too/
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No in the conventional sense, but they have spread their ideology to such an extent that most people on earth won't draw a cartoon of a particular historical character using their real name.
That's real power projection, all fear.
This goes for all aspect of society. From how we raise our children to how big ecological challenges are met.
Plus right now in the US. There is the upcoming election where I think Trump has figured out he can win by being tough on China and the slew articles you are seeing is a part of a political campaign.