A swing and a miss for CNSA and the F-35

Some very brave assumptions about the Just So Failed. See the PDF at the end of the post.

The F-35 will have longer legs than the F/A-18E/F by about 30 percent, an attribute that will allow it to benefit from modified escort jamming while using its own penetration range to significantly degrade enemy IADS.

The term "F-35" and "IADS" are incompatible with each other.

As for range on the F-35?

All theory until there is an OPEVAL or similar operational certification. That is years off. Currently, procurement law is being broken ordering LRIP jets with no milestone-C in place.

Chinese communist supply-chain or no.