China

[ElwoodBlues1]

I think you’re vastly overestimating China’s military capacity EB … and underestimating our defence assets.

I’m working today - on a rain break - but I will provide further details when I get home.

Remember that China has one aircraft carrier - an ex-Soviet vessel that was never finished.  It’s very old technology and would be easy meat for our Collins class subs and air to surface missiles.

DJ, Think we might be under estimating them, they seem to have been busy......
https://au.yahoo.com/news/chinese-jets-s...24138.html
https://interestingengineering.com/china...the-fujian
https://eurasiantimes.com/us-fears-losin...a-by-2035/

They appear to be testing the waters literally and its clear why they want some of those Pacific nations with nice large deep water
Harbours and to upgrade airstrips. They also have been investing in air tankers to replace some of their ageing Soviet types, I see the Chinese military lacking the experience of the USA but having the advantage of being closer to Taiwan and being able to deploy more numbers quicker. IMO its more concerning everyday as the Chinese practice and try and give their military more exposure to real life battle experience and just push the boundaries more and in 2023/24 I fear Taiwan will be blockaded and then face invasion unless the USA lift their game and show more intent which is doubtful imo under a Biden Government, the man himself has said he would intervene but his advisors have used the word " assist" and pulled back on his more assertive threats to China so I'm not having a crack at Joe but more the use of the phrase " Strategic Ambiguity" as a policy which gives the USA an out.