Can China's carrier-based stealth fighter J-35 beat the American fifth-generation stealth fighter F-35? The question is, the J-35 or another name FC-31 has not yet been officially put into service, at least not officially announced in service, how can it be said that the J-35 fighter surpasses the F-35 in performance and can defeat the F-35 on the battlefield? 
In the past two years, we have put forward a concept to you, do not fight with the opponent on the battlefield set by the opponent, nor compete with the opponent in the competition mode set by the opponent, but change the direction of thinking, change another mode, and win by surprise.
In addition, victory does not necessarily have to be in the original pattern, it may be in a flank battle, or it may be the accumulation of some small victories. In July 2009, the U.S. Senate voted 58 to 40 on the issue of the F-22 stealth fighter to be obsolete, and passed a new defense budget in which the production of the F-22 Raptor was discontinued, and the F-22 production line was finally shut down. The US House of Representatives also determined a few days later that the final number of F-22s was 187 units. The F-22 was the most advanced stealth fighter in the world at that time, and in fact, no other country except the United States had a stealth fighter. Lockheed Martin, the manufacturer of the F-22, claims that the F-22 is a fighter that has been ahead of the world for 50 years, and there is no rival in the world. What is a fighter that is 50 years ahead of the world, isn't that equivalent to technology that is two generations ahead of the world, or nearly two generations ahead? Is Lockheed Martin's propaganda an exaggeration? No, not at all. At that time, neither China nor Russia had stealth fighters. The F-22 is indeed a crushing lead. However, the American side should not rejoice too soon and consider the F-22 invincible. In fact, this is a hidden danger. 
Why was the F-22 production line closed? According to the results of the vote in the US Congress, the main reason is - to save money. At that time, the cost of an F-22 was as high as 1$500 million. Of course, the F-35, the successor to the F-22, later proved to be not cheap, from more than $100 million at the beginning, to now more than $100 million in production, and the cost has also decreased, but it also needs $80 million. Anyway, any advanced ** into the hands of American manufacturers will become **expensive. How can you do it without being expensive? **If it's not expensive, it's not advanced**, and it can't reflect the salary level of American R&D engineers, as well as the cost of American workers. In fact, in addition to funding, there is another important reason for the United States to close the F-22 production line, that is, to make way for the upcoming F-35 fighters. This is a major layout of the United States and the largest fire dealers in the United States. This major layout looks like this. First of all, the US military has to publicize that the F-22 is a fighter that is unparalleled in the world, just as Lockheed Martin has advertised, the F-22 is a fighter that has been ahead of the world for 50 years. Let the world know (in fact, I think) that the F-22 is unparalleled in our time, there are no chasers, not a single one. Then, when the allies and allies of the United States, shocked by the great power of the F-22, began to show interest in this fighter and were interested in buying it, the United States said, sorry, the F-22 is too advanced in technology and is not for sale. Want to buy it? We (the United States) have the next generation of stealth fighters, the F-35, and the United States has long prepared stealth fighters that are also very advanced. Lo and behold, the F-35 is a general-purpose fighter from the United States, the full name is the Joint Strike Fighter Program (JSF), and it is the main fighter of the next generation of the United States, and it is an advanced combat aircraft common to the US Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. It is not enough for the United States to lay out such a layout, there is a next step. The United States told its allies that it wanted to buy the F-35? No problem, since it is an ally of the United States, the United States will definitely give this advanced fighter to its allies, and the United States will definitely ensure the safety of its allies. 
However, the new generation of F-35 stealth fighters is too hot, and allies are waiting in line. In order to ensure that allies can get supplies in a timely manner, please come up with some R&D funds and share the R&D costs with the development of the F-35. As long as the R&D costs can be shared, the F-35 fighter will inevitably be given priority within the guaranteed quota. This trick has worked, and some U.S. allies are indeed facing geopolitical disputes in their regions, or want to get F-35 fighter jets as soon as possible to demonstrate their status as great powers, and they can also use it to show strength to their rivals. For example, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Japan, South Korea, etc. As a result, the UK paid for it, contributing $2.5 billion, about 10% of R&D spending. Britain is a first-level partner, and has always been a comrade-in-arms of the United States, and of course the contribution is higher. The second tier of partners is the Netherlands and Italy. Italy contributed $1 billion and the Netherlands $800 million. The first partner countries are Canada, Australia, Norway, Denmark and Turkey. However, Turkey's purchase of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems from Russia in 2017 was removed from the list of partners by the United States. These partners (countries) contributed money, which is equivalent to obtaining a guarantee for the purchase of future F-35 fighters. In short, this is a business book in the United States. National defense belongs to national defense, business belongs to business, national defense must be done, business must also be done, and the two have nothing to do with each other. This is where the American abacus plays well. So what is the goal of this big layout? For what? First, circle money and make a fortune. According to initial estimates, total sales of the F-35, both domestic and overseas, could reach 7,000,800 aircraft. Although, due to the high cost of the F-35, some countries may reduce the amount of purchases, but if everything goes well, it should still reach more than 6,000 aircraft, and the total amount will reach about $600 billion. 
About 2,400 aircraft were purchased in the United States, accounting for 40% of the total number of aircraft produced. This makes the F-35 the most sold jet fighter in history, and the most successful fighter in history. This business experience in the United States should be written into the classic textbook case of the American MBA (Master of Business Administration). In addition, the annual maintenance cost is a lot of money, if the annual maintenance cost of 10 to 15 percent of the fighter's cost is taken as its annual maintenance cost, the F-35 fighter manufacturer can also get 60 billion 90 billion US dollars a year. And, this adjusts for inflation. Inflation in the United States has been so high in recent years that you can imagine how much it will cost. And that's not even counting the cost of possible future upgrades. Second, firmly control the allies. The F-35 is an advanced stealth fighter. The keyword is here, "advanced", again a stealth fighter. The so-called advanced has multiple meanings, one is the high cost, the second is the high maintenance cost, and the third is the need for coordinated operations. What is Fighting Together? These countries that purchase U.S. F-35 fighters need U.S. intelligence data, and they also need to inform allies or allies about battlefield data, including the integration and use of data links. Of course, the use data of the F-35 when it goes out on a mission, the United States and manufacturers also need to know, which is to feedback the performance of the fighter. As a result, the United States will be able to firmly control its allies, including how well they use the F-35 and when to use it. Third, although the F-22 is not for sale, because the United States generously opens up the sale of F-35 fighters to its allies, the allies will rely on US technology for a long time and will not develop their own fighters with the same performance. However, due to the complexity of stealth fighters, even if the allies want to develop independently, it will be difficult to do so. First, the R&D technology is difficult, and the second is that the R&D funds are too high. For example, in 2018, Japan halted the development of its stealth fighter "Shinshin". 
Fourth, when these allies purchase F-35 fighters from the United States, they will inevitably purchase newer fighters from the United States. This will be a long-term procurement relationship, which is equivalent to firmly tying the purse of the ally. To sum up, the United States regards the F-35 fighter from research and development, sales, and maintenance as a business to do and make a lot of money. It can also control the allies, which is equivalent to half of the fighter forces of the allies under the control of the United States, so that the United States can unify. If there is no compliance, the United States can easily cut off the follow-up maintenance of the F-35 fighter, the integration of the data link and the first of the parts. Back to today's topic. In response to this situation, China should speed up the service time of the J-35 fighter and open the sale of the J-35 to friendly countries. At the beginning of this year, the chief of staff of the Pakistan Air Force said that Pakistan would confirm that it would purchase the foreign trade version of the J-35 developed by Shenfei. What we're saying here is, "be fast". If China can launch a foreign trade version of the J-35 before it is sold and delivered to its allies in large quantities, it will hit the foreign sales of the US F-35 fighter to the outside world. Originally, when Sino-US relations were good, the export version of the J-35 did not necessarily have to be launched in a hurry. Now is the time for China and the United States to play a great power game, and there is no need to be polite. Reason: First, grab business! For a solid ally of the United States, that is not to be grabbed. However, for allies in general, such as the Gulf states, it is necessary to "compete" a little. Didn't U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken say that compete with China when it's time to compete? Then compete well! Second, weaken the sales opportunities and number of American F-35 fighters. You must know that the research and development costs and initial production costs of advanced fighters are very high, and if you only rely on the domestic market, the cost will remain high. 
Isn't it time for China and the United States to compete? If the J-35 gets more export orders, it means that the sales of American F-35 fighters will decrease. The global market is so big, the overseas sales of the J-35 have increased, and the external sales of the F-35 will also decrease. On the one hand, it will increase the cost of the F-35, and on the other hand, it will also reduce the profits of American manufacturers. Didn't China sanction Lockheed Martin last year? That's the best way to fight back. In addition, this has reduced the benefits for U.S. manufacturers, affecting their investment in the research and development of next-generation fighters. Third, in the same way, the benefits that the United States has set for the F-35 fighter can also be reaped by China. However, China does not need to control its friends as strictly as the United States does. In this regard, Jiang Taigong fishes, and those who wish to take the bait. Those who are willing to cooperate with China are easy to discuss what data links, intelligence information, maintenance, upgrades, etc. Fourth, China can also win over friends because of this. Arms procurement is not child's play, nor is it an ordinary exchange, which means that the two countries will establish a deep relationship and have deep trust. In the game between China and the United States, the United States has the upper hand in the number of allies. Therefore, those who have military procurement cooperation with China will certainly not stand on the side of the United States in the future, and will at least take a more neutral stance. That's what China wants. On the other hand, the J-35 is sold to foreign countries, which can help some countries resist military harassment by powerful powers and protect themLooking back, when Shen Fei developed the FC-31, it is said that Shen Fei paid out of his own pocket, so that the FC-31 (J-35) was delayed for a long time, and the model was not decided so quickly. In fact, this is tantamount to missing a good time. China should not only rely on heavy stealth fighters such as the J-20, on the one hand, the J-20 is also expensive, and it will cost a lot to equip more than 1,000 aircraft. 
Second, China needs a foreign trade version of the stealth fighter, open to foreign sales, to help friendly countries build defense forces, and help them protect *** I believe that if Shen Fei had to pay out of his own pocket before, he should have received some funds from the country now. This kind of thing cannot allow manufacturers to develop independently and bear the cost independently, so there must be first-class guidance and financial assistance. Although the J-35 dragged on for a while, it was not too late. On the other hand, it is also because of some problems with American F-35 fighters. According to Lieutenant General Schmidt of the United States at a congressional hearing, the F-35 fighter has a proper rate of only 531, which is equivalent to one out of every two F-35 fighters having a problem. In other words, only half of the F-35 fighters deployed by the United States may be able to meet combat readiness needs, which greatly reduces the combat effectiveness of the F-35. Therefore, the United States F-35 fighter has two major disadvantages in foreign sales, one is the highest and the maintenance cost is expensive; Second, there is a problem with performance, and the appropriateness rate is low. This makes the buyer have certain doubts. Therefore, we said earlier that it is necessary to accelerate the speed of service of the J-35 (enter service as soon as possible), as well as the speed of export sales, protect friendly countries, and enhance the national defense forces of friendly countries. To make friends in the international community, we cannot just rely on the economy and security, and military security is also very important.