如果这些军事冲突让中国碰了个鼻青脸肿，就像1967年在同一地区所发生的那样，那么习近平在即将召开的十九大上将遇到很大的麻烦。
If such military clashes left China with so much as a bloodied nose, as happened in the same area in 1967, it could spell serious trouble for Xi at the upcoming National Congress.