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If China gets to the point they're actually a military threat to the US, they'll be so busy trying not to go to war with Russia it won't matter. The only reason Russia and China get along right now is because neither is happy about being second fiddle to the US. Eventually their focus will turn on one another.

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Which is why measuring military is a moot point when comparing economies between major world powers.

Economic battles are fought through puppets (Syria, Iran/Iraq, Koreas, etc.), not between the major powers themselves, thanks to nuclear proliferation.