People miss the point when saying Apache is "better" than WZ-10.
It is not the same as F-22 versus J-20 as the two helicopters are not designed to fight each other.
The whole purpose of the 2 helicopters is to destroy armour as quickly and as efficiently as possible.
Currently the Apache has an advantage as it can carry 16 anti-tank missiles as compared to 8 on the WZ-10.
When the new engine is installed on the WZ-10, then it will also be able to carry 16 anti-tank missiles.
With the new engine, the WZ-10 will be indeed a "better" helicopter than the Apache as it will be able to almost anything that an Apache can do but at a much reduced cost.
Looks like China is indeed winning the "bang for buck" war with the US.
And the result for India will be dire as it will have to purchase a much more costlier helicopter that may only be marginally effective than the cheaper domestic Chinese version.
It's exactly what people are thinking, mind when people compare 2 weapons it is to see which one performs better regardless of whether they face each other or no.
Its not just the engines that decide every outcome of a battle.
The radar and the armaments are equally responsible.
It remains to be seen how good the YH radar is against the AN/APG-78
or the tried and tested HELL-FIRE missile against the HJ-10.
In short the Apache has too much experience to be "bettered" by an untried platform like the WZ-10.
Its good China is trying but they are yet to prove its mettle against the best in the business.
India is inducting Apache now, which is better than the current WZ-10, we already have Mi-24 which is also better than the WZ-10, so it doesn't look like we are so far behind and neither does it look like we will be in the future going by our current market and relations with various defense companies, our choices are not dwindling any time sooner.
And by the looks of it, when the LCH starts induction(2014), its development will have taken lesser time than WZ-10s.
FYI the next versions of the LCH will be the main attack helicopter after this version is inducted.