I will readily admit that the deal is real should the Chinese ever officially announce taking reception of the aircraft and show them in offical PLAAF colors.
I will not apologize however. I have never said anything other than what is obvious...and that is that this deal has been announced many times, with many dates missed to the point where I will only believe it when the Chinese actually announce it. I feel no need to apologize for that.
But I will be happy to admit that the deal is real, and that my doubts of it ever happening were in error, should it actually happen.