Who would win if there was a war between the US and China?

Answer 1

The US, with absolutely no doubt. The US Military is so much more powerful and the US has basically every advantage over Canada.

Actually, if Canada wanted they could build nukes. Their armed forces are highly trained and well equipped. So, to the headstrong Americans who think the US is untouchable, Canada could put up a fight in the long run.

Answer 2

One View:

Unfortunately, everybody would lose. We live in an age of "mutual destruction", meaning that both sides would destroy the other at the same time, and probably a lot of others as well. Let's face it; war is not noble or glorious. It's insane to kill others unless there is a good reason to do so, and the only justifiable reason is to prevent the deaths of innocent people.

Another View:

China would win easily. This is all comes down to who can conquer each other. The US has the capabilities to do so but if they dared invade China then they will be confronted with a large army. China will be able to repel any ground attack made by the US.

China has a formidable anti air defense that has to be taken out by the ground force which would be driven back anyway.

China is practically self sufficient, that means China does not really need anybody else. America is dramatically overestimated. The US influence and economy as well as having allies makes it powerful. The US just does not have the men or resources to invade China.

If China managed to get to the US, the invading force would be massive and the US would struggle repelling this force. The US may have the largest military expenditure but Chinese labor does not cost much.

In close combat the Chinese soldiers would smash most US soldiers.

This why China would win.

Another View:

All out War: Assuming there is no restriction on any form of warfare, the United States wins hands down. The U.S. has thousands of nuclear weapons ready for deployment, while China has only 180 active nuclear missiles, an overwhelming majority of which can't even hit the West cost of the U.S. Much of China's nuclear arsenal also cannot be deployed immediately due to a lack of maintenance.

In contrast, the U.S. nuclear arsenal consists mainly of long range ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles) than can hit China from a distance exceeding 10,000 km. Given that it also has the world's biggest nuclear submarine & aircraft carrier fleet, the U.S. CAN annihilate China regardless of whether China somehow hits first or not.

Thankfully, this won't happen due to international outrage that would follow the use of nuclear wars; the U.S. isn't too keen on winning a war only to find the entire world standing against it. The use of nuclear weapons by the U.S. would literally make everyone stand against it, since the U.S. has more than enough missiles to wipe out all life on earth 10 times over (about 400 missiles are needed for this, and the U.S. has over 5000).

Do you wanna know the irony? This is AFTER the U.S. already dismantled over 80% of its nuclear arsenal. The US. used to have over 32,000 nuclear devices at its peak.

Conventional Warfare: In terms of conventional warfare, the U.S. would win if it was given a good reason for warfare. Any historian & military official can tell you that while China 800,000 more troops (if you include reserves) than the U.S., the U.S. has an overwhelming advantage in quality and quantity of more advanced and destructive weapons. The U.S. F-22 Raptor fleet alone (consisting of some odd 200 planes) would be enough to cripple a majority of China's entire air force, given that it can out shoot China's Soviet era airplanes by miles and also have stealth technology. Once you secure air superiority, China's troop advantage becomes nothing as the U.S. can simply bomb the enemy forces into oblivion. Also, airplanes are vital for supplying troops; the U.S. wold be able to keep supplying its forces with its air power while the Chinese would be starved into submission.

However, given that the U.S. depends on public support to wage wars (China does not), China could make the U.S. back off by turning the public opinion of its own people against it. Of course, this would mean that China didn't defeat the U.S., but rather that the U.S. defeated itself.

All these statistics were extracted during the years 2011-2014; they will likely be obsolete in the next twenty years or so.

But for all intents and purposes, the U.S. as of 2014 has a substantial advantage with regards to a first-strike policy. Keep in mind, however, that this doesn't necessarily mean the U.S. will win against China - all it indicates is that the U.S. is more likely to win in a circumstance where the leaders and officers of both sides are equally capable.

Answer 3

The US for a number of reasons. The Chinese army has not had as much battle experience as the US. America also owns the water all over the world. China has 1 battleship vs the US ten. Chinas one is not even battle ready, its just for training. The US has the most advanced wepons in the world and the best army. Alot of powerful nations will back US up and some not so powerful on Chinas side. America would have SK, Japan, the UK, and others. China would have nations like NK. Their people are starving. SK has men ready to invade. So America would win.