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> The question is what is the rest of the world going to do. Most of the world probably dislikes China as much as they dislike the USA. If anything, they will

• everdrive 6y ago
  Even if what you say is true (it isn't) the world does NOT want major armed conflict between the two major powers. There would be a spillover of conflict, and major economic impacts.
• arethuza 6y ago
  The UK is siding strongly with the US on this - including sending a carrier group to the South China Sea: https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-carrier-strike-group-heading-to-pacific-this-year/ https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-carrier-strike-group... I can't imagine, given the history between the two countries, that the Chinese are that delighted to have the Royal Navy active in their part of the world again.
  • mytailorisrich 6y ago
    When they are ready to do so I'm pretty sure that the Chinese Navy will send an aircraft carrier visit Russia (Murmansk, St Petersburg, or Kaliningrad) and they will make sure to sail through the Channel. Or maybe they will just 'patrol' the North Atlantic. Two can play that game. A Chinese destroyer already sailed through the Channel in 2019 on its way to an event in St Petersburg. At the end of the day the UK of the 21st century cannot keep up with the China of the 21st century. The Chinese economy is already 6x times larger than the UK's, with a population 20x larger. At some point the Chinese Navy will be able to align 10 aircraft carriers for every British Navy one if they want to.
    • arethuza 6y ago
      Quite - I wasn't meaning to imply that I thought it was a good idea!