Vietnam is also thing of the past.
Major transformation in US military occurred after the Vietnam debacle.
This is Chinese assessment:
The first Gulf War was a watershed for Chinese military analysts. In 1991, the impressive onslaught of American military power against an opponent similar to the PLA in both weaponry and operational thinking raised concerns that Chinas military was woefully ill-prepared to fight a war against a technologically superior opponent, a lesson that subsequent conflicts have reinforced.
Of course, China is now in the process of modernising its military. But it is still a decade behind US.
Agreed! With this.
No, Chinese military is still a decade behind US in power projection.
Conventionally speaking, no nation matches US.