What if America Went To War with China
World Wide peacetime is hanging on by a thread as North Korea continues to provoke its adversaries.
While North Korea could be dealt with, the one huge problem is that the rogue nation
has one big allyÖ.
China.
Hello and welcome back to Lifeís Biggest Questions, I am Rebecca Felgate and today
I am continuing a war series by asking the ill-fated question, What if America Went To
War With China.
America and China fought on the same side in World War Two, however since then, the
countries have had their tensions.
China has since become a world-wide superpower to rival the states, with the Chinese Economy
looking to surpass that of the USA by 2050.
However, tensions run much deeper than the economy.
China has been building new islands in the South China Sea and has been patrolling said
Islands with navy force.
The sea space in which these Islands have been built in span multiple countries, and
the Unites States have accused the Chinese of militarising this area of ocean, an act
which they see as aggressive.
Meanwhile, China does not like Americaís insistence of playing world police, and they
consider this to be an imposition in their private affairs.
Meanwhile, China was extremely displeased at Americaís air strike in Syria in 2017.
Donald Trump decided to retaliate to the Syrian President, Bashar Al Assadís use of chemical
weapons on his people via a series of targeted attacks on his military bases.
Of course, this is all before we get to North Korea, with which China shares a boarder.
A strike on North Korea, could very well inadvertently force the Chinese and Americans into a war
of their own.
If these two countries found themselves at war, international response would depend on
who the aggressor was thought to be.
If China struck first, America could summon its allies in Canada, Japan, South Korea the
UK, and the majority of Europe, which would force China to strengthen its relationship
with Russia, Mexico and North Korea, creating world-wide tension and possible world war.
If America was painted as the aggressor, though, they could find themselves alone on the fighting
stage.
Either way, a war between two world super powers would be horrifying and destructive.
China has a population of 1.35 Billion people, with 2.3 million of them in the frontline
army.
They have 9 thousand tanks, 67 submarines, and close to close to three thousand aircraft,
including the insane J-20 Stealth Fighter.
China also has a nuclear arsenal of around 260 warheads.
The Chinese could inflict serious damage to America and its allies, with Hawaii looking
pretty vulnerable.
Again, it would be perfectly within the reach of the Chinese army to hit Washington State,
Oregon and California, and further.
Of course, if Russia were to fight on the side of the Chinese, Alaska would be in serious
danger, as would Americaís Canadian allies.
Letís see how Americaís military strength can match up to the Chinese threat ñ America
has a much smaller man army of 1.2 million soldiers, with a similar number of tanks to
the Chinese.
America has far more aircrafts at 14000 but just 5 more submarines than their Asian counterparts.
Where America does come up TrumpsÖexcuse the punÖis nuclear power.
The USA army has around 6 thousand 9 hundred and 30 nuclear warheads, by far surpassing
the Chinese Haul.
While arguable the numbers game isnít helpful when it comes to nuclear weapons as only so
many can be launched at a time, America does have the military edge.
Once again, the one situation the US does not want to find itself at all costs ever
is a team of China and Russia against the states, that would very much be a war they
could not win, as while they may have a slight edge on China militarily speaking, it would
be swamped by the combination of the pair.
Not only would war between China and America be physically devastating for the both sides,
it would be emotionally horrifying for all Chinese Americans, who would feel very displaced.,
with New York City and San Francisco becoming very tense places.
The two countries have come so far together, culturally and politically, an undoing of
this would be one of the greatest tragedies of all time.
Luckily, for the moment, Chinese president Xi Jinping, seems like a fair and reasonable
man, able to retain his emotions and diplomacy.
And while the same cannot be said for US president Donald Trump, I do have to agree with him
when he says that, if China wants to retain a good relationship with the west and keep
the peace, they need to be able to deal with their supposed allies, erratic North Korea.
SO guys, what do you think would happen if China and America went to war?
Lest we remind you that over 70million people died in World War Two and the stakes are much
higher today than ever before.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments section down belowÖ
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