tʃˈaɪnə hɐz ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɐtʃˈiːvd pˈæɹᵻɾi wɪð — ɔːɹ ˈiːvən ɛksˈiːdᵻd — ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ɪn sˈɛvɹəl mˈɪlətˌɛɹi mˌɑːdɚnᵻzˈeɪʃən ˈɛɹiəz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ʃˈɪpbɪldɪŋ, lˈændbˈeɪst kənvˈɛnʃənəl mˈɪsəlz, ænd ˈɪntᵻɡɹˌeɪɾᵻd ˈɛɹ dᵻfˈɛnsᵻz:
China has already achieved parity with — or even exceeded — the United States in several military modernization areas, including shipbuilding, land-based conventional missiles, and integrated air defenses: