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Are China and the US headed for a conflict?
Often emerging powers and existing powers do end up fighting on the battlefield
But diplomacy, espionage, and economic dominance were enough to win the cold war
Will it work again? Who will be our allies? http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/06/09/the-thucydides-trap/
Often emerging powers and existing powers do end up fighting on the battlefield
But diplomacy, espionage, and economic dominance were enough to win the cold war
Will it work again? Who will be our allies? http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/06/09/the-thucydides-trap/
During WWII, Australia was the final prize in the Japanese plan for dominance in Oceania
Today the Chinese are emulating that strategy
And The Land Down Under is already feeling the pressure from Beijing http://bit.ly/2JBnaYR
Today the Chinese are emulating that strategy
And The Land Down Under is already feeling the pressure from Beijing http://bit.ly/2JBnaYR
And while the Korean Penisula has made historic strides towards peace, the situation with Taiwan seems to be eroding
Mr Xi Jinping is advancing the One China policy with renewed vigor, ominously warning Taiwan that the US "can't protect them" http://bit.ly/2HwFupb
Mr Xi Jinping is advancing the One China policy with renewed vigor, ominously warning Taiwan that the US "can't protect them" http://bit.ly/2HwFupb
Meanwhile China continues to exert influence in Malaysia through a combination of financial and military means
China's biggest strategic weakness is its dependence on crude oil from the Middle East, which comes by tankers through the Straits of Malacca https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-26/china-won-t-match-u-s-as-military-power-malaysia-s-najib-says
China's biggest strategic weakness is its dependence on crude oil from the Middle East, which comes by tankers through the Straits of Malacca https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-26/china-won-t-match-u-s-as-military-power-malaysia-s-najib-says
Recognizing the vulnerability, the Chinese are taking steps to strengthen their supply lines through an ambitious infrastructure plan called the Belt and Road Initiative
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/belt-and-road-initiative-is-not-a-chinese-plot-xi-jinping-says/articleshow/63714319.cms
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/belt-and-road-initiative-is-not-a-chinese-plot-xi-jinping-says/articleshow/63714319.cms
From Wikipedia
"The Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road or The Belt and Road Initiative(BRI) is a development strategy proposed by the Chinese government that focuses on connectivity and cooperation between Eurasian countries"
"The Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road or The Belt and Road Initiative(BRI) is a development strategy proposed by the Chinese government that focuses on connectivity and cooperation between Eurasian countries"
From wikipedia
"the land-based Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) and the ocean-going Maritime Silk Road (MSR). The initiative was known in English as the One Belt and One Road Initiative (OBOR) until 2016"
As seen on the map, the plan is brilliant and ambitious
"the land-based Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) and the ocean-going Maritime Silk Road (MSR). The initiative was known in English as the One Belt and One Road Initiative (OBOR) until 2016"
As seen on the map, the plan is brilliant and ambitious
But the US isn't the only power Mr Xi Jinping needs to worry about
China is increasingly at odds with the emerging power of India, which has numbers to rival its own and with the benefit of a much younger population
The border disputes are a powderkeg https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-modi-xi-jinping-agree-on-strategic-guidance-to-armies-for-border-peace/articleshow/63948792.cms
China is increasingly at odds with the emerging power of India, which has numbers to rival its own and with the benefit of a much younger population
The border disputes are a powderkeg https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-modi-xi-jinping-agree-on-strategic-guidance-to-armies-for-border-peace/articleshow/63948792.cms
India is led by a strong leader who wont back down from the Chinese
Mr Modi is bringing India to the forefront of the world stage
The article below has good background despite being slanted against DJT (the diplomats are still butthurt we dumped TPP) http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/04/27/trump-is-driving-xi-into-modis-arms/
Mr Modi is bringing India to the forefront of the world stage
The article below has good background despite being slanted against DJT (the diplomats are still butthurt we dumped TPP) http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/04/27/trump-is-driving-xi-into-modis-arms/
And the US may slowly be realizing that India is the partner we need in Asia
Mr Trump and Mr Modi have met numerous times in the last 16 months
Most interestingly they resolved that US and India should have the world's greatest militaries at one sitdown http://thediplomat.com/2017/11/white-house-trump-and-modi-resolve-that-us-and-india-should-have-the-worlds-greatest-militaries/
Mr Trump and Mr Modi have met numerous times in the last 16 months
Most interestingly they resolved that US and India should have the world's greatest militaries at one sitdown http://thediplomat.com/2017/11/white-house-trump-and-modi-resolve-that-us-and-india-should-have-the-worlds-greatest-militaries/
And finally China has to worry about its historic rival, Japan
As the US scales back some of its committments around the globe, a reenergized Japan under Mr Abe is stepping up as a key player in the region on not only trade but security as well https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/02/22/in-americas-absence-japan-takes-the-lead-on-asian-free-trade/
As the US scales back some of its committments around the globe, a reenergized Japan under Mr Abe is stepping up as a key player in the region on not only trade but security as well https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/02/22/in-americas-absence-japan-takes-the-lead-on-asian-free-trade/
As for Russian involvement
"Leaving the nuclear weapons aside, however, the US has an overwhelming advantage in conventional forces, including a much stronger navy and air force"
A conflict with China will be fought on the seas and in the air http://www.dw.com/en/the-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-russias-military/a-43293017
"Leaving the nuclear weapons aside, however, the US has an overwhelming advantage in conventional forces, including a much stronger navy and air force"
A conflict with China will be fought on the seas and in the air http://www.dw.com/en/the-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-russias-military/a-43293017
Russia has a larger number of tanks (many older) but they're all positioned to fight in Europe
But given a surprise advance in the Ukraine during a US-China conflict, our airpower would be used to decimate their armor advances, like in Desert Storm http://armedforces.eu/compare/country_USA_vs_Russia
But given a surprise advance in the Ukraine during a US-China conflict, our airpower would be used to decimate their armor advances, like in Desert Storm http://armedforces.eu/compare/country_USA_vs_Russia
This chart only shows the numerical superiority the US enjoys over Russia in airpower. The advantage is even greater when taking into account the technological superiority the US has in satellites, drones, coordinated reconnaissance, and battlefield networks
