Not only COMAC but also a host of international manufacturers expected to participate in the C919 project were paying close attention to the C822 and C832 plans and the newly established Commercial Aviation.
They all knew the resolution's passage was highly significant to the public and the government.
"Complete domestic production" is absolutely politically correct in China; whoever aims for this goal is destined to hold a high position, making the C919 less important on a national level.
Additionally, there are orders, as airlines would definitely prefer to purchase their own country's domestically produced aircraft, which are commonly understood to be cheaper, not to mention China's strong industrial capability to reduce costs.
There would no longer be awkward situations where even a napkin box for a Boeing aircraft must be purchased as specified, nor incidents of paying exorbitant fees for foreign engineers' maintenance.
