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Nobody is capable of invading China, that is true. But American mainland is a lot more secure than China's. Any military conflict will be fought near China and
by Leary 8y ago
Nobody is capable of invading China, that is true. But American mainland is a lot more secure than China's. Any military conflict will be fought near China and have direct costs to China. For example, a blockage of the strait of Malacca will cripple China.
As to the economy, as long as China grows faster than 3%, it will gain relatively to the US.
- everdev 8y agoInfrastructure destruction by missiles, terrorism and hacking (power grid, financial system, etc.) seem more dangerous at the moment and geography plays little to no role in any of those. Also, weaponize space and all terrestrial advantages become mostly moot (no GPS, communications, etc.).