Oh I'm sure they have and that it's probably on the table. I'd hate to be in Guam or Hawaii right now. China's Africa work is just training for expeditionary forces, but they currently lack a real expeditionary capability that would let them cross the Pacific and sustain operations. I really don't think they need to - with a successful Taiwan gambit and maybe bloodying the US near the Spratleys, they can effectively lord over all of southeast Asia and IMO official allies like the Philippines and Japan would quickly submit after seeing the US sell out Taiwan. Australia, who knows.
Given what's happened in the US, I think the world's only chance of escaping Chinese dominance is based on the fact that China really is asshoe, and their arrogance and hubris will eventually cause them to do overextend themselves and do something really stupid and fuck up bigly.
Oh I'm sure they have and that it's probably on the table. I'd hate to be in Guam or Hawaii right now. China's Africa work is just training for expeditionary forces, but they currently lack a real expeditionary capability that would let them cross the Pacific and sustain operations. I really don't think they need to - with a successful Taiwan gambit and maybe bloodying the US near the Spratleys, they can effectively lord over all of southeast Asia and IMO official allies like the Philippines and Japan would quickly submit after seeing the US sell out Taiwan. Australia, who knows.
Given what's happened in the US, I think the world's only chance of escaping Chinese dominance is based on the fact that China really is asshoe, and their arrogance and hubris will eventually cause them to do overextend themselves and do something really stupid and fuck up bigly.
The only defense against China is the red states seceding and allying with Russia and India vs. China. The EU and the blue states will cuck to China.
India is useles as an ally in a war. I was told this by someone who is from India. China would run over them so fast.
India has nukes.