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Steven Bell
China hasn't been in any type of major conflict in nearly a half a century, a long, long time, and so then no one has seen any of these much ballyhoo’d capabilities (spraying down Filipino coast guard vessels with water cannons doesn't count). The communist government won't allow outside inspection of their hardware to confirm their claims of being a mighty and high technological power, so…I'm afraid (*sniff*) it's all show, no go.
Now…off to that all you can eat Szechuan buffet. They absolutely excel in that area.

近半个世纪以来，中国压根就没有参与过任何重大冲突，（距离上一场战争）已经非常非常久远了。因此，没有人真正见识过那些被大肆吹捧的武器的作战能力（靠水炮喷射菲律宾海岸警卫队船只是不算在内的）。中国不允许外部组织对其装备进行检查，以证实其所谓“强大且高科技”的说法，所以……恐怕（抽鼻子）这一切只是做做样子，根本不堪实战。
好了，现在去找一家川菜自助餐厅吧，他们在这方面（烹饪）可是绝对拿的出手的。

Steven Bell
China hasn't been in any type of major conflict in nearly a half a century, a long, long time, and so then no one has seen any of these much ballyhoo’d capabilities (spraying down Filipino coast guard vessels with water cannons doesn't count). The communist government won't allow outside inspection of their hardware to confirm their claims of being a mighty and high technological power, so…I'm afraid (*sniff*) it's all show, no go.
Now…off to that all you can eat Szechuan buffet. They absolutely excel in that area.

近半个世纪以来，中国压根就没有参与过任何重大冲突，（距离上一场战争）已经非常非常久远了。因此，没有人真正见识过那些被大肆吹捧的武器的作战能力（靠水炮喷射菲律宾海岸警卫队船只是不算在内的）。中国不允许外部组织对其装备进行检查，以证实其所谓“强大且高科技”的说法，所以……恐怕（抽鼻子）这一切只是做做样子，根本不堪实战。
好了，现在去找一家川菜自助餐厅吧，他们在这方面（烹饪）可是绝对拿的出手的。