How powerful is the Chinese military?
Red China is the only country the USA has never won a war against it. The USA supported Chiang Kai-shek during the Civil War and the USA lost China. The USA led armies of 16 alliance countries across the Yalu River and was driven back to the 38 parallel during Korean War. Both the USA and the Soviets supported India in 1962, and India was defeated by Red China. The USA fought the Vietcong the Chinese proxy and lost the Vietnam War. Red China is the only country that had direct military conflicts with two superpowers, the USSR and the USA, during the cold war, and won. The USA won WWII because the Communist Party of China was fighting side by side with the Allies. The USA won the cold war because Red China sided with the USA. The USA won when it was with Red China. The USA lost when it was against Red China. These are the historical facts.
