“They will never be able to beat us militarily...”
Given a little time, anything is possible.
“Given a little time, anything is possible.”
Perhaps, but then it’s much more likely that they’ll not “beat” us economically, despite the China hyperbole saturating everything.
As long as we have nuke subs that roam the ocean we can wipe them out. 100 nuke missiles targeted at their cities, dams, ports and military bases means they cease to be an operating country.
What I am talking about here is the M.A.D. Doctrine that we had with the Russians.