Reading Chinese missile-factory production claims

How credible are claims about a highly automated Chinese cruise-missile factory producing a thousand weapons per day?

The factory may be capable, but manufacturers, equipment vendors, and government messaging all have incentives to round production claims upward.

Claims about China's automated missile production depend on whether publicity numbers describe sustained output under real conditions. Equipment makers, missile manufacturers, and government messaging all have incentives to advertise the highest possible figure, so the published number is better treated as an upper-bound claim than a neutral measurement.