China can field an Army of 200 Million Men

[High_Gravity]

Chinese have an unlimited surplus of young fighting age men with no wives to be able to send anywhere in the world it is fact that they have boasted that they can field an army of 200 million men. China has had a long history of being the economic trading superpower of the world, perhaps they are attempting to rule the world economically again. Can we stop it? We do have a large army but we are already sick of these resource wars.

Beware the country of one billion virgins! That is a lot of built up frustration.

However, their shear numbers didn't help them in their war against Vietnam! In a one month war between China and Vietnam, China invaded Vietnam with over 200K men. Then lost 30K-40K causalities and ran back over the border with their tails between their legs!

Numbers alone doesn't mean a victory anymore.

 

[rightwinger]

Chinese have an unlimited surplus of young fighting age men with no wives to be able to send anywhere in the world it is fact that they have boasted that they can field an army of 200 million men. China has had a long history of being the economic trading superpower of the world, perhaps they are attempting to rule the world economically again. Can we stop it? We do have a large army but we are already sick of these resource wars.

Beware the country of one billion virgins! That is a lot of built up frustration.

However, their shear numbers didn't help them in their war against Vietnam! In a one month war between China and Vietnam, China invaded Vietnam with over 200K men. Then lost 30K-40K causalities and ran back over the border with their tails between their legs!

Numbers alone doesn't mean a victory anymore.

Agree....more targets

 

[Unkotare]

I raise their 200 million by 5 hydrogen bombs. I win.

You are really, really stupid.

So 5 hydrogen bombs can't beat an army of 200 million? You sure?

You are really, really, really stupid.

 

[Mr. President]

Men are just soft targets for drones. Not to mention they do not have a Navy that can move their military anywhere without being completely destroyed by at least 6 different countries........

 

[High_Gravity]

Those 200 million men will do real well on the defensive end, anything else? not so much.

 

[Katzndogz]

As a friend and I were watching the latest Chinese project razing and rebuilding a depressed area in our city my friend said "One day we will wake up and find the whole of Los Angeles Harbor filled with Chinese warships."

I replied "By then no one will care."

Since then, the Chinese have rebuilt, refurbished, two schools in that same city.

I should amend my comment to "By then they'll be welcomed with parades."

 

[High_Gravity]

As a friend and I were watching the latest Chinese project razing and rebuilding a depressed area in our city my friend said "One day we will wake up and find the whole of Los Angeles Harbor filled with Chinese warships."

I replied "By then no one will care."

Since then, the Chinese have rebuilt, refurbished, two schools in that same city.

I should amend my comment to "By then they'll be welcomed with parades."

Will they be bringing shrimp fried rice with them?

 

[GHook93]

Those 200 million men will do real well on the defensive end, anything else? not so much.

Not quite true. Say China goes to war with say Japan for instances. They bomb the entire Island of Japan. Smash Japan's infrastructure and military machine! When China decides they need to occupy the country after Japan's defenses are down, that 200 million man army will be very useful (although maybe 1% would be needed).

As a first strike not as much as an advantage as it would seem, but as an occupying force suppressing the guerrila resistance, very effective!

 

[rightwinger]

Those 200 million men will do real well on the defensive end, anything else? not so much.

Not quite true. Say China goes to war with say Japan for instances. They bomb the entire Island of Japan. Smash Japan's infrastructure and military machine! When China decides they need to occupy the country after Japan's defenses are down, that 200 million man army will be very useful (although maybe 1% would be needed).

As a first strike not as much as an advantage as it would seem, but as an occupying force suppressing the guerrila resistance, very effective!

The US Navy may have something to say about that

 

[Artevelde]

Those 200 million men will do real well on the defensive end, anything else? not so much.

Not quite true. Say China goes to war with say Japan for instances. They bomb the entire Island of Japan. Smash Japan's infrastructure and military machine! When China decides they need to occupy the country after Japan's defenses are down, that 200 million man army will be very useful (although maybe 1% would be needed).

As a first strike not as much as an advantage as it would seem, but as an occupying force suppressing the guerrila resistance, very effective!

The Japanese Air Force is far superior to the Chinese. So that bombing is going to be a bit difficult.

 

[Unkotare]

Those 200 million men will do real well on the defensive end, anything else? not so much.

Not quite true. Say China goes to war with say Japan for instances. They bomb the entire Island of Japan. Smash Japan's infrastructure and military machine! When China decides they need to occupy the country after Japan's defenses are down, that 200 million man army will be very useful (although maybe 1% would be needed).

As a first strike not as much as an advantage as it would seem, but as an occupying force suppressing the guerrila resistance, very effective!

The Japanese Air Force is far superior to the Chinese. So that bombing is going to be a bit difficult.

Not just the airforce, but technologically in general.
And don't forget the US forces would promptly sink China's entire navy, and US/South Korean forces could target Beijing quite easily from where they are. So, it either quickly escalates into a nuclear war or China rethinks their priorities.

 

[High_Gravity]

Those 200 million men will do real well on the defensive end, anything else? not so much.

Not quite true. Say China goes to war with say Japan for instances. They bomb the entire Island of Japan. Smash Japan's infrastructure and military machine! When China decides they need to occupy the country after Japan's defenses are down, that 200 million man army will be very useful (although maybe 1% would be needed).

As a first strike not as much as an advantage as it would seem, but as an occupying force suppressing the guerrila resistance, very effective!

Well we defanged the Japanese Military after WW2, however if China fucks with Japan they will have to deal with us, we have several Military bases in that country.

 

[Swagger]

According to the UK and other European militaries, China remains a regional power, not global. Neither does it possess a Blue Water navy, so its fleet would be especially vulnerable once it ventured from its sphere of influence. And how would domestic stability be affected if this colossal army departed or turned its attention away from the populace its charged with keeping in line? My guess is that the underlying resentment - betrayed by so many Chinese claiming political asylum in the West - would come rapidly to the forefront, resulting in the regime being either toppled or severely undermined. Besides, if the Chinese were foolish enough to embark in outright war, it would have two factors to contend with. Firstly, Australia would serve as an enormous - and largely impregnable - landmass from which America and her allies could establish a frontline base of operations. Secondly, and perhaps a lot more concerning for China, they have a neighbour who still retains enormous, if not slightly outdated, military might; and has a history of disregarding UN directives and sanctions, and being merciless in even the smallest engagement: Russia.

 

[Unkotare]

And the SDF is itself nothing to sneeze at.


Japan Ministry of Defense / JSDF


http://www.mod.go.jp/e/publ/w_paper/2011.html

 

[SalaamAkir]

Japanese technologies is far superiour to China's.

 

[whitehall]

Anybody remember the last time we fought China in a conventional war? Of course it was in Korea. The UN (American Troops) had the conflict won and the NK invaders were soundly defeated and the NK capital of Pongyang was even captured. Old WW1 Soldier Doug MacArthur decided to occupy the whole freaking peninsula in a winter campaign with exhausted ill-supplied American Troops even though he hadn't spent a single night in Korea during the time he was commanding general. MacArthur took his fawning stupid drooling media people on a plane ride to the Yalu river and pointed to the snow and claimed that there were no Chinese troops. Evidence indicates that a division of Red Chinese were camouflaged below. MacArthur led American Troops into the biggest ambush in history but thanks to Marine Corps leadership it didn't turn into a rout. Marines killed unskilled peasant Chinese troops by the score and managed to rescue the campaign from disaster. MacArthur turned into a crazy ranting nut case and was finally relieved of duty.

 

[Godboy]

My money is on the AC-130 that's flying above those 200 million Chinese soldiers.

 

[GHook93]

Chinese have an unlimited surplus of young fighting age men with no wives to be able to send anywhere in the world it is fact that they have boasted that they can field an army of 200 million men. China has had a long history of being the economic trading superpower of the world, perhaps they are attempting to rule the world economically again. Can we stop it? We do have a large army but we are already sick of these resource wars.

Their vast army didn't help them when they invaded Vietnam shortly after we left in 1979. In '79 they lost (depending on the source) btw 60K-100K men in one month after sending in an army of 300K men. In one month they lost more than we lost in a decade of fighting!

The result in that war. After one month of fighting China ran back over the border with their tail between their legs!

 

[JakeStarkey]

If China cannot project the power of its army competently beyond its borders, then the size of its army remains immaterial.

 

[Unkotare]

Chinese have an unlimited surplus of young fighting age men with no wives to be able to send anywhere in the world it is fact that they have boasted that they can field an army of 200 million men. China has had a long history of being the economic trading superpower of the world, perhaps they are attempting to rule the world economically again. Can we stop it? We do have a large army but we are already sick of these resource wars.

Their vast army didn't help them when they invaded Vietnam shortly after we left in 1979. In '79 they lost (depending on the source) btw 60K-100K men in one month after sending in an army of 300K men. In one month they lost more than we lost in a decade of fighting!

The result in that war. After one month of fighting China ran back over the border with their tail between their legs!

Deng got what he wanted out of it anyway.