China has a total population of 1.3 Billion people. which is about 4 times has great as the US. If a conventional war where to happen between the US and china then the americans would have to kill 5 Chinese for each american life lost which in face to face combat might be difficult, The only possible way in which a war of attrition could be won by the americans would be due to its better superior military equipment (stealth bombers, and cruise missile Technologies).
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They are building ten new ships a year. The USA is retiring 10 ships a year and only building 5. The US Navy is smaller now than it was in 1917 with less than 300 ships. If nothing changes, China will have a bigger navy by 2020, excluding carriers. Many think that the Battleship was the ship of WW ONE, the carrier was the ship of WW TWO and the submarine will be the ship of the next conflict.

They are making advanced fighters and other planes. The USA on the other hand spent billions developing the B2 bomber, only to make 20 and now has only 19. It spent billions developing the F22 and has stopped production at less than 200. And the same kind of cuts are already being talked about for the F35. The USA is close to losing its pure numerical advantage and will soon lose its technological advantage.

China is already challenging the US Navy at sea. It is flying its planes very close to our, causing at least one air to air crash with the result of a top secret spy plane landed on Chinese land, giving them the ability to strip it down and look it over. Their ships are also playing chicken with our ships. They would not be doing that if they did not think they soon will be able to make us back down.

The 20th century was the Century of the USA….it looks like the 21st Century will be the Century of China..

You did not think the USA would stay #1 forever did you?
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In the UK , we hardly managed to build a wobbly few-meters bridge in London
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