godofthunder9010
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But we're not contemplating the invasion of China in the scenario. I believe it was keeping China from taking over Japan, South Korea, the Phillipines, etc. The USA could probably at least delay China for a good long while on those.MichaelO said:Just so I can make this clear.
The USA could never beat China without causing Nuclear Winter.
China's army, whilst a bit crap in terms of quality would just overrun the US army with sheer numbers. I believe they can muster up an amry of about 200 Million.
There is no way in h**l that the US could even land a force big enough on Chinese soil able to beat such numbers.
Russia would be more like to be against China than with them. Sure they sell China older Russian military equipment, but they don't like each other too much.The US could bomb them, but with Russia selling China some of the best aircraft in the world, I believe China will soon be able to beat the US Air/Land, but not Sea.
You're right of course. The USA will diminish but remain an important player in the world thanks to our location. A lot like the UK really, but the USA isn't likely to diminish to that extent -- third largest population, vast natural resources and a good solid head start on the up and comers. But the only way that the USA can remain best and greatest is if China messes things up for themselves.I personally believe that the US is going the way of all Superpowers, it's just going to become a major country, like the UK. China will be the next superpower, whether the US will still be a superpower when China is, is doubtful looking at the US's economic status.
Lets not forget India. They too are rapidly developing and growing. The can come very close to matching China for numbers. China is ahead for the most part, but India is very driven and not as far behind as anybody thinks. Their population is going to surpass China's if current population growth remains steady.
I think that Southeast Asia is going to take center-stage in the world a lot sooner than most people anticipate. And it all centers around India and China. What those two nations do will determine the direction the world goes for a long time to come.