"China never had much of a navy in modern times, although they did assemble a huge fleet in ancient times when they attempted to conquer Japan...and lost much of it in a hurricane."

From whence comes the Japanese Kamikaze - "Divine Wind".

And I just couldn't resist noting...

"The answer, of course, is to develope a bean that will grow in traditional rice paddies. Harvest the beans, feed the beans to the huge standing army, and run the entire country on methane."