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> China spends less than half what America spends on defense We're not talking about what China spends. We're talking about what Canada spends. Which wouldn't
by Turing_Machine 9y ago
> China spends less than half what America spends on defense
We're not talking about what China spends. We're talking about what Canada spends. Which wouldn't be enough to defend against Mexico in a fair fight, much less China.
> Probably not - it has far more to gain through trade than by attempted colonization.
Yeah, well, you might want to talk to Tibet, Vietnam, and India about that. Or, for that matter, any of the people who are being displaced by Chinese colonization in Africa as we speak.
Edit: lots of food for thought here. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=chinese+colonization+africa&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?q=chinese+colonization+africa&ia=web
- cal5k 9y agoThis is actually a perfectly logical thing for Canada to do given our geographic proximity and economic ties. Do you know what would happen if the US suddenly dropped its defense budget and pledged not to defend its NATO allies? We'd spend more on defense. Although to be frank, the idea of Canada facing China solo in a military conflict is ridiculous. In 2017 we spent around $19B on a federal budget of about $311B. If you accounted for provincial budgets, it's probably close to $500B in annual expenditures. We could easily triple our military spending without adversely affecting the economy. The more important question: why does the US spend so damn much?