... and yet the virgin China consistently gets knocked on it's ass by the chad India in border skirmishes.

I mean, I have quite a bit of respect for the Indian military - they've seen a fair amount of action over the years - but I think you're overestimating the PLA somewhat here.

I know it's not the kind of all-out conflict you're talking about here, but it's just about the only actual conflict the PLA is involved in now and it is losing.