I still have the same stand,not sure how you concluded otherwise.Manufacturing isn't just about cheap labour,one has to look into the manufacturing ability,the whole infrastructure required to provide raw materials etc,the manufacturing efficiency and a whole lot of other factors.Its a general observation that countries which aren't as competent in manufacturing churn out inferior and over-priced products.Seeing how pakistan has little manufacturing expertise,it's a safe bet to say the export customers will go for China.Just a post ago , you were adamant how everyone knew about the manufacturing , research and development and maintenance being done in China and everything Pakistanis have been claiming is on paper , I can assure you that isn't the case . Since the production lines are already busy with existing orders from PAF , it isn't really hard to guess that any future orders will have to be fulfilled by both counties , since neither SAC nor PAC can cope with it . Not again seriously , the Block-2 which has been under development here , will roll out from Kamra in July according to reports . The complex not only has a maintenance facility but is also carrying the future upgrades , time to let go of the old myths , I would repeat again . By the time the delivery starts , the capacity and capability will increase for sure . Everything , most probably , wont be provided by the Chinese and even I accept for the sake of argument that this happens , the profits still go equally to both countries regardless of the provider .
The low cost of the aircraft in question isn't only due to cheap labor in China , the plug and play nature , utilization of existing and proven technologies and modest capabilities . Will it be expensive coming from Pakistan? Maybe , it remains to be seen
To the claim of development of Block 2 in pakistan,where are the flight tests happening?Any wind tunnel facilities in pakistan where the testing is carried out.For sure if upgrades are being carried out then flight tests must be taking place in pakistan?I admittedly have little knowledge of these things compared to the veteran members,but it seems ridiculous that significant upgrades are being carried out without flight testing.
The chinese are the real creators and drivers of JF-17,any other claims seem outlandish considering Pakistan never has manufactured any combat jet of any generation.