[NorthMountain]

It might be more of an influence in the international market.

If they're involved, I would expect that to be their angle. They don't (as a country) have quite as putrid a reputation in the third world as they have here.

Note that this is largely speculation on my part.

[pfflier]

The Chinese have a reputation for out thinking the west strategically. That said, I think it would take generations for them to to develop and prove a contender for the B737/A320 class airplane and become major market players in commercial aircraft.

Their primary advantage is that they have all the time and resources that any company in a free enterprise situation lacks. Their primary disadvantage is that their aircraft industry is based on making copies and clones of other designs.