oy ok first look at their main battle tank the type 99 it is as advanced as the m1 in fact it is nicknamed M1 killer [link to voices.yahoo.com] only the leopard is more advanced now that being said they still build and field the m96 which had some issues with the powerplant however the 600 IIms they have now have that issue fixed don't write them off remember when a chinese sub surfaced during our war games [link to www.dailymail.co.uk] their subs run both nuke and diesel hmm but diesel is outdated you say well if you shut off your nuke power plant and run battery their subs are quieter then ours don't write china off they have been updating their military with gusto since the 90s and we americans pay for it via walmart