From the moment five 2,000-pound guided bombs (same bomb US provided to Israel to bomb Gaza) from an American B-2 stealth bomber hit its embassy in Belgrade, China’s security perceptions and defence policies changed forever.

For China, it was a painful and humiliating slap in the face. A wake-up call. A turning point towards an era of strategic suspicion and distrust.

It was also a display of power, and a catalyst for China’s military modernisation reforms and a demonstration of the country’s urgent need for technological development.

從一架美國B-2隱形轟炸機的五枚2000磅制導炸彈（美國向以色列提供的用於轟炸加沙的同一類形炸彈）擊中其駐貝爾格萊德大使館的那一刻起，中國的安全觀念和國防政策就永遠改變了。

對中國來說，這是一記痛苦而屈辱的耳光。敲響了警鐘。這是一個戰略懷疑和不信任時代的轉捩點。

這也是一種實力的展現，是中國軍事現代化改革的催化劑，也是國家對科技發展的迫切需求的體現