Is war with China inevitable?

Question

with limited global resources, and with china aggressively pursuing those resources, is a war with china inevitable due to limited easily recovered energy and resources?

Answer 1

War with China is unlikely in the near future, but possible in the future. China is learning from history and from Sun Tzu, one of the greatest military thinkers in history, if not the best. They follow this advice: "To win a thousand victories is not the acme of skill, to subdue the enemy is the acme of skill." The best way to win is not to fight, but by other means.

Currently, the US owes China much money and their economies are intertwined. This may be the other means (a method of subduing a potential enemy without fighting) that China is using to go on its way of being a superpower without having to challenge the current sole superpower (the US).

Yet on the other hand, history has shown that global hegemons (Roman Empire, Britain, etc) have become increasingly involved in violent conflicts when they begin to fall (or rather begin to see their influence and power decrease). This may be the case with the United States, which wants to maintain its status as the world's sole superpower. But ironically, this effort only helps to quicken the decrease of influence and power. If a war does break out between China and the US, then it will most likely be caused by the US in an effort to push down all competors to its current status.

As to aspirations of China, it merely wants to protect its borders (because it is huge country with a huge population to take care of). It does not want to expand (as did the USSR, though it sought to increase its influence over its neighbors as to create a buffer between it and the West, learning from its lesson from the German assault on its homeland in WWII), nor would it benefit from expansion. For problems about energy and resources, China's passiveness and economy helps create friends as opposed to making enemies. They are currently working with Canadians for oil found in dirt (which is a possible future huge source of crude oil rather than the Middle East) and Africans for their oil as well. As technology progresses and recoverable energy and resources are discovered, China may lessen its needs as well, contributing to less probability that it will expand its borders for resources. One also must remember that China's efforts in the past to expand its borders have failed (ie Vietnam a thousand years ago) as well.

Answer 2

Between the USA and China?

No I don't think so. China has to much invested in the American economy to try and wreck it. Besides, peace is not as profitable as war is if you know what you are doing.

More than likely there won't be any huge super powered wars for alteast a couple more decades. They usually happen once (or twice) a century. If one were to happen right now, I would expect it would be between the old European nations. I would not be surprised to see another England vs. France war. (I swear those two are going to be the death of us lol)

Answer 3

I don't think war will come, but I do think there will be some kind of conflict, mainly economic. Even now, on the West Coast, Chinese companies and the government are buying land and infastructure and leaving it empty. A large portion of the national debt is to China and many US companies are partially owned by the Chinese.
Being a centralised economy, China has almost complete control over the value of their currency. Once China decides to use the wealth it has accumulated, we will only be able to sit and watch.
The Chinese government won't fight us, but they'll always be able to remind us tha they own us.

Answer 4

May be some economic wrangling but not war in the traditional sense---most of the world has ungrown the need for blood shed and violence to position themselves in the world order---some rouge states still haven't come to terms with the new world--and with them the jury is still out--but none of them even can poise that much of a threat to overall peace that can't be dealt with if it comes down to that

Answer 5

US and Israeli people are very different also the government is more strick in US then Israel. If they dont get and court case then the government thinks its correct also Lebanese people started it because they kidnapped Israel's soldiers also Israel never retaliated before till now, they were queit and Lebanese people pushed them too far and i think thats its not wrong for what Israel is doing, their going to stop the war. Its kind of wrong because they wont stop till everything is gone thats what i think is going to happen. Also Israel is taking it out on the wrong people they should be taking it out on iraq and iran, maybe north korea for the weapons they have

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QnAallDAY
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Isreal has been killing other nations for years!
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/pcs/eps/g...

The war on terrorism is an American farse.
http://www.loosechange911.com/

Yeah, life isn't what you expect, not too fair at all.


mulligan's 1...
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Not the same. War has civilian causalities, but the US men - I hate to call them soldiers - raped a teenager & murdered her familiy. My son is an Officer & he has his men are disciplined, honorable soldiers. Israel shows honor in not allowing the murder & kidnapping of their soldiers on their homeland.

We attacked Iraq because of the Twin Towers, they dim witted that think is has to do with oil do not realize we get most of our oil from Canada & less than 3% from Iraq. It does not make sense to spend billions over 3% of oil. Canada would be easier to overtake, they are right next door - no deployments & no cheating tactics ( suicide bombers & roadside bombs).

Answer 6

I do not think so, I think China will find other ways for energy.
Their military is untested & there is always the chance it may not hold together against USA.