3 ms·War. 20 million Chinese died in WWII.by ryacko 9y agoWar. 20 million Chinese died in WWII.gaius 9y agoWar against whom? The only likely options are those with land borders to China, and massive populations of their own.deleted 9y ago[deleted]ryacko 9y agoRussia has big empty spaces. The Middle East isn't very far away with modern technology.gaius 9y agoRealistically China is 10-20 years at minimum from being able to project power at scale to the ME. The only candidate for a war of attrition is India.