[WarmWash]

China's biggest hurdle that they cannot manufacture is experience. They have virtually zero. How much of China's military command is a crony boys club full of people who never had to militarily prove anything? Just "win" at their own made up war games?

[quasse]

> How much of China's military command is a crony boys club full of people who never had to militarily prove anything?

Have you even glanced at the current leadership of the US military?

[WarmWash]

Leadership is different than the men on the ground.

[abhiyerra]

The real problem I see is the one child policy. If China decides to go to war and say they have 1000 deaths. How many bloodline die? I feel like there would be a hesitation to fight on the Chinese side if they were to take any losses.

It is one of the reasons I don’t believe China would take on Taiwan.

[bestouff]

Well no. This will be the same as in the other countries : when you're poor and sufficiently brainwashed you go to war to "defend" your country, no question asked.

[pickleglitch]

The one-child policy was replaced by a two-child policy more than a decade ago. About 5 years ago that was replaced with a three-child policy.

[onlypassingthru]

Hesitation from whom? The eastern Han CCP? Take a look at Russia for an idea of what using a war for internal ethnic cleansing looks like.

[WarmWash]

While true, China still has around 100,000,000 men between the ages of 20 and 35. Even a millions deaths would be tolerable, which itself seems crazy for an invasion of Taiwan.