10-23-2017, 12:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-23-2017, 04:54 PM by Cynic Hero '86.)
Since Xi has shown every sign of abandoning Kim. He would have to attack within Asia initially prior to moving against the west. This Crucial neutrality period would be Used for further tooling up the US military following the new Korean war; Especially since the war with North Korea would be the toughest war since WW2 for us and the period between the first Chinese armies crossing a national boundary and the start of any west-china war could be several years or more. Xi would move in Asia first because the Korean war would result in a rejuvenated US military as a result of the conflict and as post-North Korean war lessons are implemented by the US military. Given the likely reality, by the time Xi is ready for a war with the west he would likely already by embroiled in a total war with his continental enemies. The only scenario were china would be able to concentrate solely on the west and defeat the west would be if Both North Korea and Taiwan are somehow resolved peacefully at least officially and then later the CCP orders a sneak attack, but this would require the demilitarization of Korea followed by a deception campaign. An example of how North Korea's very existence prevents china from striking into the pacific has been shown just in the last few days; The US has just ordered the nuclear bomber force to go back to the cold war era 24/7 alert policy because of the Korean crisis.
Also regarding china as military dictatorship, as I and others have pointed out before, the CCP controls the PLA over there, not the other way around. Any war would be directed from the politburo leadership under their system.
Also regarding china as military dictatorship, as I and others have pointed out before, the CCP controls the PLA over there, not the other way around. Any war would be directed from the politburo leadership under their system.