[El Gato]

When Deng Hong was 17, he led a company of Chinese soldiers into battle against the Vietnamese

A 17 year old company commander in the PLA? I don't think so. Unless of course the Vietnamese killed everybody above him the chain of command. He was probably commanding a squad sized rump of a company, assuming the whole deal isn't just a fabrication, like the phoney Vietnam vets we are stuck with. The PAVN (aka NVA) did kick the PLA's ass big time back then.

[GySgt D]

Not too hard to believe. My lily-white caucasion mother moved to Chengdu several years ago. She's in the restaurant business there. I wonder if the chinese start vicious rumors about her using beef in the food :>

[JamesWilson]

In China, rich seek to be big rich

They should try beer and chicken wings. Worked for me.