Commentary My friend and noted aerospace industry expert Richard Aboulafia recently commented on the inability of the Chinese to sell their fighter jets overseas: “This feeble sales record has nothing to do with the aircraft themselves. China has made great strides in improving its state-owned aerospace technology base, particularly in the military realm. China makes quality products, or at least products that are on par with the planes that the old Soviet Union succeeded in exporting in great quantities to various countries.” Moreover, Chinese weapons are relatively cheap, reliable, and sold with few questions asked. The reason, rather, according to Aboulafia, is that China’s neighbors “don’t like China.” Take, for example, China’s J-10 fighter jet. It is what we call a “fourth-generation-plus” combat aircraft, featuring an advanced radar, a “glass cockpit,” fly-by-wire flight controls, and even a certain amount of stealthiness. It can fire long-range air-to-air missiles and even serve …