Would China be able to defeat the US, if they (China) invaded?

twinmomm

I personally don't think so.

stockoslayer

There is no question that China would lose. They don't have the support equipment to even move 1/10 of that number of people over here.

China has been spending more on their military, but the US military budget is 10x larger still.

Trust me, China does not have the capacity for a US invasion. Not only that but they would not, the US has enough nuclear missles to destroy their entire country.

ThorGirl

When they can swim 7000 miles I will start to worry.

desotobrave

Not likely. We have superior weaponry, highly trained soldiers, and a little thing called the right to bear arms.

martin h

they may have that many infantry, but how do you deploy them? Swim accross the pacific? They would have to get past our navy and airforce. Can't be done.

Mr Mojo

Keep in mind; there has never been a nation with citizens as well armed as the USA. There are like 2 guns per person in our country. At the very least it would cost them 1/2 their population if they were even able to subjugate North America.

BTW, don't count on Mexico to help us out.

Ricky T

Nope. 20 million people dissappear rather quickly when you drop a nuclear weapon on them.

Or even powerful conventional weapons. Iraq was a larger army than the US military and one of the largest in the world, and then 24 hours later wasn't the largest army in Iraq.

huckleberry1

They would have to establish a beachhead on American or Canadian or Mexican soil. Which is very unlikely, but if they did, they would simply overwhelm us with infantry. If they established the beachhead too far from America, they would be defeated even with their troop numbers because our airforce would just pick them to pieces as they attempted to move either North or South towards the U.S.

Aaron S

Absolutely not. Not now, or in the future. Currently, our manufacturing could not sustain a war, but if the entire country were to go to war (like in WWII), our economy will expand at an enormous rate. Also, keep in mind that to transport an attack force capable of overwhelming the US across the pacific undetected would be impossible. In terms of strength, their tanks don't compare, they would lose the air war before the war started, they may have more infantry, but then again we have weapons such as the Standoff Dispenser, which could wipe out an entire column.

On a better note, a war with China is unlikely at present.

Wee Bit Naughty

Good question. Ultimately, I don't think that China has the capacity to move enough troops to the Unite States for an invasion. Indeed, even if they did have the ships and aircraft available for such a raid, they'd have to get through the US Navy and US Air Force first, which wouldn't be easy.

Assuming that they could defeat US naval and air power, their naval and air capacity would be diminished, not to mention they'd likely lose a large number of transport ships in the process. Hence, remaining invading forces would have to engage the US Army and Marines in ground combat, not to mention roughly 80 million US civilians armed with light weapons.

It would be an extremely costly endeavor for China as a conventional war. However, an invasion of that magnitude would likely escalate to nuclear war, and China would not win such a contest with the US. Hence, as things currently stand, I don't see where China has the capacity to defeat the US via invasion.

vdt

Don't even think about it!

Philip L

Here is an easy way for China or any country to win.
Retreat to the hinterlands and wait for the US populace to get sick of the war and the democrats and republican tear each other up at election time. The US will then tire of the war, pick up their toys (but state the "support the troops" and come home. Then start recieving checks for economic aid to rebuild. It is that simple!

MikeGolf

Don't compare the armies. Compare the navies.

Before they can invade us they have to cross the Pacific ocean.

who knows?

i dunno there so short theres only 100 million cause it takes two of them to make one of us...

ej105

ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!!

Do you know why we lost the Vietnam War? Why we are losing in Iraq and Afghanistan? Why the Soviets lost in Afghanistan? It wasn't due to lack of technology, but because of what technology can NOT do: understand the mindset of the enemy. The insurgents in Iraq know where the good hiding places are, they know our weakness and how to exploit it. For example, if the Chinese army marched into Los Angeles, they would be wiped out, why? There is enough guns in LA to fight the Chinese army in a head to head combat, the people in LA know where the good hiding spots are and there are enough thugs in LA that have no respect for the American government, why should they respect a foreign one. They shoot cops for fun, but a Chinese soldier, they will carve them up real nice (Scarface is my favorite movie)

But, keep in mind I am talking about a ground invasion, but if you are talking about a nucelar attack, well, put it this way, America has such a strong tie to the world economy that if China attacks the US, The WORLD will attack China. China really doesn't have any reliable allies. Even Russia would turn against China, if they haven't already.

Mr. W

not enough boats to get them over, support would be impossible, besides the right to bear arms answers the question, any invading army would have to deal with the American gun owner and hunters who would not just stand there and watch, how many people have guns and would use them to defend the country, also many many guns are owned by one person who would give them out to others who did not have?

Dan

There only power is the man-power of their army. But with the US' abundence of rockets and missile guided systems, they would be able to hurt China's army before it even reached the US' shores.

mudmarine

That is one hell of a long supply line to keep open in the face of opposition.
Of those who survived to reach the west coast,2/3 would open restaurants and settle down.
1/3 would try to make it thru the Rockies in the face of 60 million American Gun Owners and not make it.
That would cure their population problem.

dee9051

My friend, with a nuclear bomb; you can knock out an entire city filled with millions of people in a split second. 200 Million people doesn't mean jack Sh*t

Bricky Local 9 PA

in a sustained non nuclear war i dont believe the us has the manufacturing capabilities it had during the second world war to supply our troops with weapons and equipment it would need. our manufacturing base has declined greatly in the last 20 years or so. do you think china would keep making goods and send them to us so we could use them against them? i doubt it. but if it was a nuclear war, it wouldnt matter as both sides would probably lose in the long run.

Well America lost in Vietnam and have done poorly in Iraq which suggests they would lose to the might of China. However, a war with China would be a 'traditional' war much like a modern WWII which is the type of war America prefers to fight. I think it would be a close one.

fighterjet1989

I do not think the Chinese could defeat the American Military now but in the next 10 years yes. I think this because 1. they have more troops 2. they are upgrading the soldiers weapons 3. they are building more and more nuclear subs and weapons 4. We just entered what i believe to be a space race and they have already got a lead. Only then will china be able to beat us. But as of today no we can win easily. Now you also have to think we are allies with China who really thinks we will ever go to war with that country

chang z

US would lose.., come on man we only lost 2 buildings in NY and the us stopped dead for 2 days, no mail, no planes.. We couldnt handle a war in the us

thepenismightier

China may have a big army, but they only have rocks and pitchforks. American soldiers have powerful weapons and excellent training. Plus the soldiers would be really tired from having to swim across the ocean first.

China would lose.

lvillejj

If a dozen terrorist with boxcutters could kill 3000 americans on Sept 11th then what makes you think the Chinese couldn't tear us up?

A Balrog of Morgoth

Ask Napolean.

Anuj P1952

Chinies keep their cards close to their chest whereas, the Americanc brag about them. If at all there is a war, America will do the media management about their 'victory' whereas, the Chinise will finish off America.

Thao Y

China will cruch US like ants. They have way more technology.

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