The United States vs. China... who would prevail and why?

[USMC]

Had a discussion with my friend, and we argued about who would win a war just between China and the USA, and the reasons why...

What do you think?

 

[JLBats]

Whoever wins, we lose.

 

[Harlekin]

China.

America is pretty much completely and utterly depleted of its military resources. Assuming nukes would be kept out of it, there's no way the Americanis could win this without pulling a massive retreat from all of there other military projects. They've spread themselves out too much.

 

[Parker]

China, and they wouldn't even need weapons.

 

[Parker]

Oh whoops, left out the "why" part. Well, because there's three billion of them and only 300 million of us.

 

[Superman]

Hey USMC!!! Long time no see. Where have you been? You doing OK?

 

[USMC]

Yea, just graduated college, looking for a real job now...

Ok, off to the gym now, see ya later!

 

[dpm07]

I believe China would basically man rape the US. We're spread so thin right now, and have depleted many resources fighting in the Middle East. We essentially fought China and NK during the Korean War, and China did a lot of the fighting. China basically took on the UN countries involved in that conflict (including the US), and fought them to a standstill.

They've got enough people to fight and they are willing to go the distance. Americans have a horrible stomach for a prolonged conflict and if they can't get quick results, then Americans lose their stomach for war.

Even at full strength, it's doubtful we could beat Red China in a conventional conflict head to head. We simply don't have the troops, and no real substantial allies of major power in that region.

Here's a good article (a bit dated) but nonetheless interesting on the Chinese military:

http://www.comw.org/cmp/



http://www.comw.org/cmp/fulltext/iddschina.html

 

[Godchilla]

USA alone wouldn't stand a chance. China outnumbers every army in this world. USA with their allies however, would win. they would win now. in 20 years nobody stands a chance, cause all the money is moving slowly to the asian country, away from the western

 

[kypade]

US would win cuz it's the US, theyre not allowed to lose.

 

[_BB_]

China. All the bullets are made in china, all the guns are made in china, the knives, the tanks....its all made in china. You cant fight a war without bullets

 

[Mee]

The U.S.

Because.

 

[Chauncey]

Neither. The US depends far too much on Chinese imports and China depends far too much on the prospect of Western multi-national companies overlooking their atrocious human rights and labor rights violations and outsourcing production at some point in the near future. That is ofcourse unless India wins the multi-national's hearts by further pushing their labor practices into the slavery "red-zone" in competition with China, at which point labor rights all over the world are sacrificed just so we can all be kept working.

China and the US will never fight. Both their economies would crumble.

 

[Kenji Li]

Are you serious? China would own the US on so many levels.

 

[Gotendbz-2]

China man! They got swords!

 

[Dr. MIX]

Japan would prevail, they've got Samurais, Ninjas, Nintendo, not to mention Goku. "Kamehameha!" is it? That could singlehandedly destroy the earth.

 

[Gonking]

Nobody wins.

 

[Corinthian™]

Japan would prevail, they've got Samurais, Ninjas, Nintendo, not to mention Goku. "Kamehameha!" is it? That could singlehandedly destroy the earth.

the anime is japanese... but Goku is chinese

 

[Dr. MIX]

Well I'll be damned!

...China will prevail

 

[hippie_hunter]

Anyone saying China is overestimating China's capabilities and underestimating the United States's capabilities. This would happen under normal circumstances (no Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.)

The United States military is much more advanced technologically than China which makes up for it's lack of manpower compared to China.

While the PLA is much larger than the United States Army, the United States Navy and United States Air Force are much more advanced, larger, and more powerful than the PLAN and PLAAF.

The United States would have a large amount of allies to back up on if the Chinese attacked American soil (NATO, Australia, Japan, South Korea, India, etc.). China just basically has Russia and embarrisingly North Korea.

China has a few areas that have significant independence movements: Taiwan, Tibet, and Xianjing. The United States lacks that.

The United States would win, but it would be a very tough battle.

 

[Darth Elektra]

US. We would freakin kick ass!

Why? Because we love our freedom to much.

 

[Chauncey]

^^^^^bwahahahahaha! Brilliant.

 

[Outsiderzedge]

It depends where the war takes place. Anywhere near a ocean or seperated from the asian continent by an ocean, we will win. It doesn't matter how many soldiers China has. Our navy and air force is vastly superior.

A land war on the asian continent is the only place China would give us trouble. Even then, their casualties would greatly outnumber ours.

 

[Gamma Burst]

the anime is japanese... but Goku is chinese

Goku is chinese?

 

[Dr. MIX]

Goku is chinese?

I just remembered Goku is a Saiyan, therefore he cannot be chinese, nor japenese.