China vs US comparison

[Alenka]

Ships, airplanes and submarines are the most important today. With ships and submarines today you can easily own both land and sea and with airplanes both land and air.

I wouldn't be surprised if the US is more armed than this. It is always better that people think you have less than what you really got.

Same goes for China.

[Insuperable]

Of course having superb military strength is critical but China's goal of world domination is to do that without firing a shot....which is of course the famous quote from Khrushchev.

You are right. I didn't get your post.

[Slavic Italian]

Surprising how their population is more than 4x bigger than the US but their armed forces only have a million more personnel.


Outside of potentially rolling across the border into Mongolia or tiny -stan countries, they really couldn't do much with all those men and tanks.

That is by design. It would not take them long to field additional millions of men. Don't underestimate them. They busted our noses 70 years ago.

[Slavic Italian]

Ships, airplanes and submarines are the most important today. With ships and submarines today you can easily own both land and sea and with airplanes both land and air.

Those can't be used on land chief. It's only one element of the fight.

[Jehan]

It doesn't take in account the potential allies or ennemy abroad or inside each country.

I would bet in USA if war really took place. Chineeses seems to be hate by many other asians countries (except for the tourists)

[michal3141]

It doesn't take in account the potential allies or ennemy abroad or inside each country.

I would bet in USA if war really took place. Chineeses seems to be hate by many other asians countries (except for the tourists)

I doubt any Asian would die for American interests in war against China.
Asians are pragmatic and majority of them are already tired of American presence in their backyard.

[black hole]

In reality, the amount of armed forces and big military vehicles do not matter comparing to new military technologies like drones. Within a few weeks such an big army will be defeated. I admit that in this case USA has a chance to win in the battle without using their soldiers, tanks and even air force. USA is our enemy, but I also do not trust Chinese.

[Jehan]

I doubt any Asian would die for American interests in war against China.
Asians are pragmatic and majority of them are already tired of American presence in their backyard.

Not for american interest but for their own.


As I said China haven't really good relationships with many other asians countries. And when I said many it seems that half of Asia have a grief with China: Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philipines, Japan, South Korea, India ... And I'am not quoting internal chineese problem.
I don't see any of them (at the exception of maybe India) going on 1 VS 1 China.
But clearly, They might in a small or a biig way. Especially if the conflict involve a strong power, they might all try to take the best of the situation.

[Westbrook]

I wouldn't be surprised if the US is more armed than this. It is always better that people think you have less than what you really got.

Whoa whoa whoa. You're toying with the very foundation of North Korean and Iranian defense strategies here.

[Westbrook]

I doubt any Asian would die for American interests in war against China.
Asians are pragmatic and majority of them are already tired of American presence in their backyard.

If big red starts marching anywhere in perfect robotic formation please believe we got shooters out there ready for that action.

Korea we got shooters.

Japan we got shooters.

Taiwan we got shooters.

Philippines we got shooters.

Thailand we got them shooters.

VIETNAM? WE GOT THEM BOYS TOO, bet on that one all day