by Atelo » Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:22 am
If confronted with war, I think China is capable of increasing their tech pretty quickly. At the moment they're doing it gradually because there is no pressing need, but if pushed, they could probably become a threat pretty quickly. A war with them would have to be swift.
They have about a 2.5 million man army though, outnumbering your troops about 10:1 if you sent in 250,000. It would be no small war.. you'd have to pull troops out of everywhere and toss them in there to ensure a speedy defeat. If it wasn't fast as I said above, they'd certainly increase their capabilities... war has a way of doing that.
They might surrender in mass like in the first Gulf war, but I don't know if the chinese are like the japanese in that sense where they'll all fight to the last man for honor. Anyone know if they're like that?
Not to mention they have nukes and who knows what the'd do if they were desperate. Nukes are generally peacemakers just for having them.
If confronted with war, I think China is capable of increasing their tech pretty quickly. At the moment they're doing it gradually because there is no pressing need, but if pushed, they could probably become a threat pretty quickly. A war with them would have to be swift.
They have about a 2.5 million man army though, outnumbering your troops about 10:1 if you sent in 250,000. It would be no small war.. you'd have to pull troops out of everywhere and toss them in there to ensure a speedy defeat. If it wasn't fast as I said above, they'd certainly increase their capabilities... war has a way of doing that.
They might surrender in mass like in the first Gulf war, but I don't know if the chinese are like the japanese in that sense where they'll all fight to the last man for honor. Anyone know if they're like that?
Not to mention they have nukes and who knows what the'd do if they were desperate. Nukes are generally peacemakers just for having them.