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production of fighters in China

Hi everybody out there,
has anyone of you some information about the current production of tactical fighter aircraft in China? It is being said in general terms that China is producing F-7, F-8 (sometimes even A-5/Q-5 Fantans)and F-11 (Su-27). But how much and what fraction for the PLAAF and PLAN? Given the expensive purchases of planes (Su-27, Su-30, Il-76), ships, subs and other equipment from Russia and other countries there seems to me not much money left for procurement of outdated fighters like F-7, F-8 or A-5s. So my guess would be some figure between 50 and 100 a year (closer to 50?) for domestic use and maybe the same number for export.
And: How many F-8 are in service in China? You get any numbers from 100 to 400. Any details?

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