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Cheaters never prosper, says Russia. Remember that Russian carrier-based jet that China copied without permission? Those airplanes are crashing, and Russia doesn t seem too broken up about it. This article first appeared earlier and is being reposted due to reader interest. Though Russia and China are now friends, even holding joint exercises, Russia s Sputnik News recently trotted out an article titled Chinese Navy Short on Carrier-Based Fighters, Only Has Problem-Ridden J-15. The J-15 is an unlicensed copy of Russia s Su-33 carrier jet, which is a 1980s derivative of the Su-27K land-based fighter. China had acquired a T-10K-3, an Su-33 prototype, from Ukraine and then reverse-engineered it. ....