bˈeɪst ɔnðə ɹᵻpˈoːɹt, slˈeɪt mˌæɡɐzˈiːn ɹˈaɪɾɚ fɹˈɛd kˈæplən kˈɔːld ðə tʃaɪnˈiːz mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ˈeɪ "pˈeɪpɚ tˈaɪɡɚ" ðæt ɪz ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ "ɐbˌaʊt ɐ kwˈɔːɹɾɚɹ ʌvðə pˈɛntæɡənz bˈʌdʒɪt".
Based on the report, Slate magazine writer Fred Kaplan called the Chinese military a "paper tiger" that is responsible for "about a quarter of the Pentagon's budget".