If the Chinese think that piece of crap will sustain an IED they are delusional, but then again with about 100 million extra males in their population that may not matter. Maybe that 1 child policy was the plan from the beginning?
Looks like a “soft side” vehicle to me.
But as you say, for the ChiComs that’s not much of a problem.
My view is the next decade won’t be pleasant for the mideast oil vendors.