The US just sent troops into Australia and this just put China on edge of there seats. China may have the number one economy but they sure don't have the number one military.LordOfShadows said:Mage246 said:The US is taking over Australia and Germany by stationing troops there. OPEN YOUR EYES, SHEEPLE!
http://xkcd.com/1013/
Computica said:The US just sent troops into Australia and this just put China on edge of there seats. China may have the number one economy but they sure don't have the number one military.LordOfShadows said:Mage246 said:The US is taking over Australia and Germany by stationing troops there. OPEN YOUR EYES, SHEEPLE!
http://xkcd.com/1013/
Eternal said:That's a giant logical leap.
Because a country tries to show off its boundaries by deploying ships does not mean they're about to exchange rockets.
Fenix_120 said:True, but just one glory seeking fool or stressed out mental case firing his side arm is all it takes.
You do realize that the Philippines are a U.S. client state, right? The scenario you posit would result in the Chinese fleet being sunk and probably a blockade on their ports at the very least. Quite possibly it could escalate to a much wider war.Fenix_120 said:Eternal said:That's a giant logical leap.
Because a country tries to show off its boundaries by deploying ships does not mean they're about to exchange rockets.
True, but just one glory seeking fool or stressed out mental case firing his side arm is all it takes.
Also China cannot allow themselves to appear to be beaten by such a small dreg, they would declare war for nothing more than bragging rights.
Just saying it could get worse.
EDIT: But hopefully will not.
Not everyone is living well in China, but they will have an economy that is much better than the USA's economy. There money is really starting to have some real value in the world market now.MadocComadrin said:Also, number 1 economy? Nah, they're number one in Investment, but not in economy.
Mage246 said:Much better how? You're going to have to clarify that. Because it certainly wont be better standard of living.
Define what you mean by "starting?" It always had some value, the Chinese government has been undervaluing it on purpose for ages now. Frankly, I don't think the Chinese economy will fare very well when they actually have to start paying people decent wages and aren't the targets of foreign outsourcing and manufacturing jobs. Like I said: they have a good I in their GDP, which is part of the reason why it has such great growth, but I don't think they have the economic infrastructure to keep it up when they actually pass the 1st world line.Computica said:Not everyone is living well in China, but they will have an economy that is much better than the USA's economy. There money is really starting to have some real value in the world market now.MadocComadrin said:Also, number 1 economy? Nah, they're number one in Investment, but not in economy.