Military hardware only gives an impression.
Winning is achieved by McDonald's, Starbucks, KFC, Motorola, Coca-Cola, Kelloggs, Heinz, Nike, Dunkin Donuts, Marlboro, Levis, Ralph Lauren, Buick, Cadillac, Ray-Ban, LA Gear.
That's USA 17, PRC 0.
Unable to count the B2B companies.
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Military hardware only gives an impression.
Winning is achieved by McDonald's, Starbucks, KFC, Motorola, Coca-Cola, Kelloggs, Heinz, Nike, Dunkin Donuts, Marlboro, Levis, Ralph Lauren, Buick, Cadillac, Ray-Ban, LA Gear.
That's USA 17, PRC 0.
Unable to count the B2B companies.
Cheers!
yeah but they do not have the navy to project power. basically they only can reach russia, india, north korea and vietnam. until china have 13 aircraft carriers, then no worry.
I think the Ah Tiongs will move south rather then West if they really want war. Russia is close ally, India have a freaking mountain separating them while SEA has huge natural resources but made up of small kuchin kurup countries. Not forgetting the Jipun kia took over the whole of SEA in less then 3 mths, we're way easier to take then the other countries.
Seriously though, currently the China man doesn't seem to have any expansion ambition outside of Taiwan
spratleys is their goal. resources wise not se asia. it is africa. minerals.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6264476.stm
http://www.jamestown.org/programs/chinabrief/single/?tx_ttnews
that will not last long...give china another 50 years and u will see...economist have predicted the 2020 onwards top 10 or 20 companies will be Asians companies......
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Anyway all the military parading mean not much. In forced into a real fight, USA sure win. The cost is huge but still sure win. The combined US and UK navies actually mapped out coverage of all the seas and the skies over the seas. Even Russia can't do anything about it. A worldwide shipping blockade would choke and starve PRC into internal rebellion sooner or later. There's no way any country in the world can beat that evil twin combo. That's the reward of winning two world wars and a cold war, nothing to say. They can invade you but you can't invade them.
Hoping that the rest of the world give the Yanks a run for their capital dollars. It is not good to have only one nation (USA) to be dependant on.
China is catching up quick but she has to solve a lot of internal problems first. A fast growing social divide isn't going to be helpful, considering the revolution towards a classless society has been hijacked by the 2nd generation of party leaders. Those with cash in hand are emigrating by the ton loads. A lack of moral codes and religious ethics only fuels corruption and places money as the nation's top objective. Without strong social mores to cement common virtues and national goal - it is unlikely to make headway that benefits the majority and the country will break up. China has to address these issues - and fast.
Todate, her military is only useful for suppressing internal revolts and dissent . Her aircraft carriers are for providing job, and nationalism.
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I don't think the USA will want to fight wit lh a big country like China, she is having a hard time with a bunch of runabouts like the Taliban. And I don't think PRC will want to fight with a big country like USA, she is having trouble with guerilla groups like some Uighurs and Tibetans within her own borders. Nations these days want to trade and make money.
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when the Great Depression 2.0 comes.......................
the communists in China will collapse................Japan, Taiwan, SKorea go kaput................
India will go into anarchy................
Anyway all the military parading mean not much. In forced into a real fight, USA sure win. The cost is huge but still sure win. The combined US and UK navies actually mapped out coverage of all the seas and the skies over the seas. Even Russia can't do anything about it. A worldwide shipping blockade would choke and starve PRC into internal rebellion sooner or later. There's no way any country in the world can beat that evil twin combo. That's the reward of winning two world wars and a cold war, nothing to say. They can invade you but you can't invade them.
US cannot legally blockade China because China has the power of Nyet. The UK political situation would never allow the UK to get into another war without UN sanction. In any case, unless the US also blockade Russia, that strategy will fail because the first thing to happen is that Kazakhstan and Mongolia will either allow free passage between China and Russia or be overrun which means that China will not be effectively blockaded.
Yah they all don't want war, want control of trade and biz only. Wars will always be fought limited in proxy countries with people stupid enough to become proxies for power contests. It's always been so since cold war.