Why is China so hesitant about displaying their military power levels?
They've had multiple Chinese nationals executed by ISIS, they've had terrorist attacks at home, yet they commit no personnel or anything to the multiple fronts of the wars on terrorism, past and present.
Is it a chess game strategy of not revealing strengths and weaknesses unless absolutely necessary or is it fear of them not performing well in combat after going so long without a war (1979 was sino-Vietnam conflict)?
They obviously have impressive manpower but what do you armchair generals judge their battle readiness/effectiveness to be? Why are they do passive?
Have you considered the possibility they simply may not be warmongers like the US?
>>27939078
>implying
>>27939078
They just spend 126 billion annually and maintain the largest standing army on earth for defensive purposes or just a deterrent?
Okay, well......They've been attacked by terrorists.
They're still silent.
>>27939021
>north korea
>>>>>>>>>>>submarines
what a shit list
>>27939021
>UK
>higher than France
kek
Well a lot can be said that there is power in numbers. Bieng that China is probably the most heavily populated country in the world at the moment, it would be a bad idea fire them to flaunt their military power.
>>27939125
They probably photoshooped that one American recon tub they keep around like it's a big fucking deal, copy+pasted it 77 times, and called it a fleet.
>>27939125
It's legit but they only go within 50 km of their territorial waters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_People%27s_Navy
>>27939145
What....What does this even fucking mean?
Are you high/drunk?
>>27939145
>>27939021
Because considering their history, an offensive that takes out like 100 ISIS ragheads would = 2,000 Chinese casualties
>>27939021
> Why is China so hesitant about displaying their military power levels?
Easy. Because their military power is vastly overstated.
>>27939021
because they don't fucking care about a few people getting executed
>>27939021
There is zero reason for China to be involved in attacking ISIS.
>>27939021
Italy has carriers?
Since when?
>>27939021
China is EXTREMELY wary of involving themselves with anything in the Middle East. Most people don't realize this but China is terrified of their own Muslim community to the north and west. Plus they honestly have meh power projection. It's one thing to build an island in your own swimming pool, and full-retard nations can deploy troops to UN stuff in Africa, it is another to launch a sustained attack somewhere farther away. At least the Russians only have to attack targets literally next door, China doesn't have quite the same luxury.
>>27939124
>the doomsday machine is pointless unless it can be set off
>>27939307
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/18/asia/isis-hostages-china-norway/index.html
>>27939124
>defensive purposes
>a deterrent
That's what armys are for if you aren't a militaristic shithole.
>>27939164
>a poster states China has an advantage over the US in some way
>must be high or drunk
American logic.
>>27939314
For decades.
>>27939485
There is no aspect in which China has offensive advantages compared to the US military.
> China
> Force projection
>Ukriane has more tanks than the UK, Germany and France combined
>one of the larger armies in europe
>Warehouses upon warehouses full off surplus cold war equipment
>a not bad defense industry
>still loses to gopnik with ww2 guns
How
>>27939501
They have the ability to take casualties en masse, aren't hamstrung by rules of engagement and don't have a media that would obliterate any offensive action as "intolerant" or what ever the libs would say.
>>27939501
They have the ability to take casualties en masse, aren't hamstrung by rules of engagement and don't have a media that would obliterate any offensive action as being "intolerant" or whatever the libs would say.
>>27939528
Because most of their vehicles had been stored in very poor condition, usually just lined up in a field and exposed to the brutal Ukrainian weather for two decades with zero maintenance.
Pic related is what most of their "reserves" looked like upon being called up. Most of them needed repairs of some sort to be combat effective and can you guess how they stored all the spare parts?
>>27939528
>>27939528
>still loses to gopnik with ww2 guns
>>27939528
>>27939724
>>27939134
This
>>27939693
>>27939724
>>27939734
By gopnik with guns I ment literal gopnik with heavy weapons
