I think they got the carrier launch system hooked up backwards.
S/off
Well, a copy built 30 years after original, with new materials and technology available has to be better than the original.
Looks like the child of an F-16 mated with an F-18.
I would dare to say Chinese steel or aluminum, well hell any of their metals are so far below industry standards they are not much better than bamboo.
Never in my whole life have I ever seen superior Chines steel.
And like most Chines products it will work for only a short time, designed to fail premature to ensure customer purchasing in a repetitive fashion.