The CHN/ China thread

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by mapuc

So how far would USA go in the defence of Taiwan, Australia ?

Why do you think China would attack Australia? Maybe they will, with distanced weapons: missiles, but not as a priority or goal for a war to belaucnhed just for this, but because Australia may interfere with Chinese actions elsewhere, far away for Australia: the South Chinese sea for exmaple. But lauching a war with the goal to invade Australian ground? Absurd. That they consider invading Australia I practically rule out. They would need to get an invasion fleet with troop carriers to Australian coast, across US- and Japanese- "infested waters, to mention just the two most capable opposing navies there, but then there also is Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Phillipines, South Korea... Then they would need to maintain logistic supply chains from China to Australia. And I would expect the Australians by mentality not being overly cooperative either. It all is spelled as "Chinese nightmare".

China will not inavde Australia, not even only to take out Northern bases. They must not. There is no reason for occupying parts of Australia. There are missiles for everything. Cyberware options. Air raids. Submarine launched wepaons. These are what Australia must consider for defence purposes.



Invading Taiwan however is a completely different ballgame. Here an invasion is most likely and would be the reason why they even go to war in the first.



So is taking control of and securing the ressources in the South Chinese sea. All that area is practically Chinese backyard.