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 The problem was that the navy of the People's Republic of China could not cross the Pacific Ocean, cross the Panama Canal and enter the Caribbean Sea to rescue Cuba. Nor could the Soviets send troops across the Atlantic to defend Cuba during the Cuban missile crisis.

問題是中華人民共和國的海軍無法跨越太平洋，穿過巴拿馬運河，進入加勒比海，解救古巴。當初，古巴飛彈危機時，蘇聯也無法派兵橫渡大西洋，保衛古巴。