>Shrug. All evidence is that the Chinese have managed to create plenty of military tech. Stolen IP or not.

They really haven't. There's no original R&D. It's just rushed, terrible copies.

Yes, there's a massive difference in military logistics and shipping the latest knock off kitchen appliance.

> This is a hell of a non sequitur.

I don't think this means what you think it means. Most of China's military capabilities presented on the global stage are rushed to the public eye as soon as possible. That's the point. The US has no interest in doing this because of adversarial nations like China. They have no need to prove they're ahead of the game or unveil what they're capable of, it's just accepted that they are and have private capabilities that far exceed what is publicly known (because that's the case).