[DesertRhino]

“The population of China right now is 1,443,145,867 so if they lose 500 million, they will still have nearly 950 million people.”

950 million people standing around in a radioactive rubble, with zero food, infrastructure, dams breaching even if they aren’t hit, no military, or even the ability to make it to the next town without walking. So that’s not the same as 950 million people in a functioning nation.

[JoSixChip]

the ability to make it to the next town without walking

For most of china, that is how it is now. No 1st world country is in a better position to survive that then China. And food, seriously? Most of china only has access to local sources. It's only in the cities where they have modern amenities.