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Can the U.S. Military Compete With China’s Rooster-Dancing Capabilities?

Behold the awesome power of the People’s Liberation Army.
Source: Jon Woo / Reuters

The Chinese government clearly received the message when Donald Trump to not only rebuild the U.S. military, but also show it off with parades down Pennsylvania Avenue and flyovers of, is associated with people who are hardworking, supremely confident, and demanding of attention. In marking the dawn of each new day, one Chinese scholar , roosters are in charge of “time.” The Chinese government’s point—at a time of between the world powers over trade, Taiwan, and the South China Sea—is unambiguous: Trump may want to Make America Great Again, but the coming century belongs to China, not America.

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