China will not fight a war with US unless as last resort. Reason is China is distant third in military power to US. However in terms of financial power, China has 2600 trillion in foreign exchange/assets while the US has only 150 trillion. In terms of financial muscle China has 10+ times the US. In theory the Chinese yuan should be the world reserve currency. China is using her financial surplus now while her military needs decades. US deficits already sunk one US carrier as the US navy must meet budget cutbacks by cutting one carrier from future fleet. China did not even fire a shot, and the US military is losing strength to budget cuts. As long as the US is politically paralyzed over tax increases vs spending cuts, the budget deficit will sink US power faster then the PLA threat. As we lose financial strength, Chinese financial superiority will be felt even more.
I understand where you’re coming from, but am talking about longer term. Sure China may take us out economically now, but to what end? You must remember the object of certain men throughout all time, expand and conquer. Don’t think China is any different. The intricacies of the methods they employ may be different from those in days past, but the principles are the same. Weaken the enemy, flatter them into a sense of security, and then strike. Don’t think they’ll stop at weakening. There are going to be hundreds of millions of men with no future, and no families. They will attack, even if to just keep them from rebelling at home. Think about it.
They wouldn’t attack us tomorrow, we’re not weakened yet. Wait a decade or two, and you’ll see. Obama already promised them land in 2009. They intend to cash in on it. If they cannot buy up our land and further use our laws against us (if there ever is a true restoration of the Constitution in this country, that will be a big issue with patriots), they WILL invade.
“China will not fight a war with US unless as last resort. “
I like to think that the Chinese are only keeping their military updated and modernized for the sake of their own personal defense and interests. At the moment, the world isn’t the most stable and China’s main interest is making sure that if there is an attack, then they will be able to defend themselves, just the same as us. I don’t think the Chinese are interested in picking a fight with the US (which I am hopeful) for any reason, since there isn’t a good reason. At the moment the Chinese are responsibly building their military for use for defense or (God forbid) to end up making military maneuvers and possibly invading, who knows.
We should be doing the same, not treating our military as a playground for idiots who want to play at being soldiers. They are taking care of their interests and their interest is to have a fully functional military that can respond to the best of their ability. Creating and testing weaponry and naval maneuvers is an entirely legitimate thing for any country to do. We cannot realistically expect the Chinese to not take care of their interests just because we tell them to.