Is the Cognitive Approach (SOAR) equivalent to the Chinese Room argument? Soar is a cognitive architecture.    


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soar_(cognitive_architecture)
https://soar.eecs.umich.edu/


There is something called "the Chinese box" or "Chinese room" argument:    


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/chinese-room/ 


The "Chinese room" seems to be begging its question, but that is not what I am asking.  I am asking if there is any literal difference between a tool like "SOAR" and the formalism of the "Chinese box".  Is SOAR identical or equivalent to a "Chinese Box"?
Searle's Chinese room is analogical and is intended to present an easy-to-understand picture of the essential elements and processes of the digital computer. In the room the man (CPU) has a book of intructions (program) for responding to Chinese input questions. That is just one program of many possible programs the room could run. Each different program would be a different instruction book. SOAR would be just one of those books.