[Paul Ross]

...but nothing about making 787 components. Got any references?

787 Rudders (made out of composites) and fairings (also composites) to be made in China

And this fabrication outsourcing may not stop there...as the article alludes to, the Chinese contribution to 737 and 747 production is increasing...just as it may also for the 787, if they prove themselves on the existing tail components, such as the rudder.

[skeptoid]

AH-HAH!
Thanks for the link. China Daily is now in my Daily Favorites folder.
It seems strange China wasn't mentioned in the PI series, even though the contracts values are quite small (600 million).