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Originally Posted by Julie
You believe that? That's why they are pushing to lift the Arms Embargo on China? To start an arms race with Taiwan? Come on.
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Can someone explain to me why China is being painted as the new Evil Empire. While the Evil part can be debated, the Empire part definetely is overstated. The People's Republic of China is NOT the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and they have no desire to be, seeing how the USSR was bankrupted from being a superpower.
Even taking the most optimistic (or pessimestic) view of the PLA, they would not be anything close to even half the strength of the former Soviet military juggernaut. The USSR made their own weapons, have a complete understanding of doctrine, and the knowhow to design weapons that fit their ideas of warfighting. The best machines the Chinese have are imported or modified foreign designs. That tells me that they still have not grasp the full fundamentals of modern warfare.
At its height, the USSR fielded two ocean going fleets, an air force that can cross the Artic Circle into the US, over 1000 MIRVed ICBMs/SLBMs to melt the world, and command over 200 divisions to grind both NATO and China into a bloody pulp.
What would China be in the foreseeable future? A land force restricted to its borders, an AF that is litterally rusting apart, some 20 ICBMs and no SLBMs, and a brown water navy.
Am I supposed to be scared of that?