To be clear, US News is the same gutter tabloid that declared dozens of PLA dead in the recent skirmish as per unnamed and non-specific sources. That's why I would wait for second or third verification on anything that comes from US News, or its sister publication New York Post.
Well caught mate. This shameless character whom you are engaging with persists with his intellectual dishonesty, despite having been advised not to on numerous occasions. Quite simply when one has a commentary to make or an analysis to divulge, in order to be taken seriously, one should declare one's interests.