Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo

First, the Chinese economy is still very small when compared to the US. We're talking 19% of the US economy, and this after the rapid advancements it has made over the last 10 years. Even at this rate of growth (which is simply not substainable for long periods of time), they wouldn't even reach the US level for over half a century. Over 20% of the exports from China are to the US, while almost every major piece of high end machinery is imported from the US. They need us very badly.

Second, how would we lose a war with China? We still have a signifigant edge technology wise on China, and our economy is setup so that we could withstand heavy military spending much better than China could long term. We have strategic allies throughout the region and would have a signifigant edge from that standpoint.