Firstly, the PLA has zero experience projecting power in any land/air battle against anyone except their own (disarmed) people since they lost to Vietnam years ago.
They can run exercises all they want, no one is bleeding or watching their buddy vaporize next to them. Plans change right about then, the games are over, and it gets really ugly.
The PLA hasn’t fought a real war in a long time. Only the US and Israel have vanquished enemies on a very regular basis. Sorry Russia, your troops on the ground are great and well disciplined, but modern warfare has more levels than that.
The PLAN is all hat and no cattle.
Question is can the Chicoms project power within 1500 miles of the US west coast? The US can operate off multiple continents at the same time. It’s not fair to measure the US against China especially playing in their backyard.
They seemed to have done well in the Korean war, while we are far from the caliber of men who fought WW2, as is our industrial capacity and supply. And if liberals are in control the priority will be making sure all affirm their liberal agenda.
“Firstly, the PLA has zero experience projecting power in any land/air battle against anyone except their own (disarmed) people since they lost to Vietnam years ago.”
The Sino-Soviet border wars.
Also: Mali, Gulf of Aden, South Sudan.
By the way, the Sino-Soviet border wars didn’t end in 1969 - skirmishes and firefights were still going on until at least 1986, and a treaty was finally signed in 1991.
Think about that: China was fighting a sporadic small unit ‘brushfire war’ from 69-91.