不管怎样，问题不在于中国在枪支大炮上花费的具体金额，而在于军费开支的持续增长，这意味着中国准备与美国展开长期的消耗战。
In any case, the issue is not the amount of money China spends on guns per se, but rather the consistent rise in military expenditure, which implies that the country is prepared to engage in a long-term war of attrition with the US.