Koolau
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I wouldn't be so quick to believe it's all a lie and the biggest mistake any nation can make is to underestimate its adversary. China has demonstrated a pretty decent ability to copy and produce goods and Xi and his party aren't going to let their economy backslide too much. I think the reality is we both need each other at least to a degree anyway. Not to mention the world is much better off if we can all get along and conduct regular commerce.
Yeah, I have no way of evaluating the Chinese military, but the "stories" make it seem at least part of their military is fairly advanced.
In any case, keep in mind, they have 100 million to 200 million "spare" men who could become an army at some point. Think of it as guys with no girls and nothing better to do on a Saturday night than go to war. They wouldn't even have to be good. Their only limiter would be transportation.