I don't know much about how Chinese food has changed since the 50's, other than it being available, but the regional differences are very stark.

Northern and southern cuisines have almost nothing in common, similar to how northern and southern European foods are entirely different.

I imagine that is common. Panda Express is pretty good. One thing I heard many years ago is the American Chinese food is actually based on 50s era Chinese food. But has evolved to suit American taste. That it doesn't have much in common with modern Chinese food in China. Not sure this is true but it makes sense. 

I imagine China like most countries have region cooking styles as well as evolutions in cooking. This is true in the US and Mexico. 

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My officemate and I lived off that stuff in grad school


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My Chinese friends all loved Panda Express