Chinese intentions . . .

Twenty years behind?

"I can tell you that China does not have the capability to challenge the United States," Gen. Chen Bingde said, adding that China's wealth and military strength pales in comparison with that of the United States. He said China's navy is 20 years behind the U.S. Navy.

(General Chen is basically the chief of staff)

Size-wise, I'd think more than twenty. But given how much progress they've made over the past decade, maybe twenty years is right.

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