[neverdem]

Just keep your eye on Chinese economic indicators —I think the PRC leadership will soon find a solution for all those tens of millions of young Chinese men who have NO HOPE AT ALL of getting married (too many girl abortions).

An air and naval conflict over the East and South China Seas isn't much of a remedy for that population imbalance. They need something much worse, but suffering mass casualties could cause the Chicoms to lose the Mandate of Heaven.

[JediJones]

The other option is to inflict mass casualties on the enemy’s men and steal their women. That might work as motivation if there’s no hope of getting a woman back home.