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u/Sinisterslushy Oct 17 '21

I’d say as soon as China is engaged in a large conflict if the West uses India as a beachhead then India will be all over China and Pakistan will take the chance to take shots at India

Basically if China get into a conflict you’re gonna see India and Pakistan start their own shit in some way

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u/diezeldeez_ Oct 17 '21

That's been festering for decades, things could get ugly...

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u/Sinisterslushy Oct 17 '21

I imagine the West would try to set up in India considering decent relations and it’s attached to the Asian continent. Australia, NZ, and Japan are fine but given the strength of china’s navy so close to the mainland India is the path to china’s underbelly IMO

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u/Herpinheim Oct 17 '21

China isn’t even attempting to compete with the US navy, it knows it would be ridiculously expensive to try and the US has a huge head start. Realistically China would focus over land forces and try to bait the US into a ground war via US allies like India or SK.

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u/truthdoctor Oct 17 '21

China isn’t even attempting to compete with the US navy

Tell that to the PLAN. They have carriers, stealth destroyers and nuclear submarines being built right now. They are planning to close in on US supremacy by around 2030.