[Reily]

Yes the Chinese would be invited in almost immediately. The fledgling nation of WestCoastUtopia would need “Great Power “ protection. The Chinese would be there daring us to do something about it.

[joegoeny]

Yes the Chinese would be invited in almost immediately. The fledgling nation of WestCoastUtopia would need “Great Power “ protection. The Chinese would be there daring us to do something about it.
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It would be a terrible thing for something to happen to your shiny new carrier over there, Xi...

[hoagy62]

Yes the Chinese would be invited in almost immediately.

If that really happened, my family and I would be out of the state within a day. We'd be living in our minivan for an unknown number of days (Weeks? Months?), but never in a Chinese-occupied area.

I'd rather starve to death than live under them.