But you also need consider that the Chinese demographics are basically only going to get worse from here. Their dependeny ratio is going to get really bad, like it could be 1.5 retirement age people per 1 working age person.
Are they gonna try and fight a war while the average soldier has more then one aging parent back on the mainland?
Who would do the domestic production to support the effort?
If China ever wants to do it they need to do it in the next couple decades
Are they gonna try and fight a war while the average soldier has more then one aging parent back on the mainland?
Who would do the domestic production to support the effort?
If China ever wants to do it they need to do it in the next couple decades
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/12/05/key-facts...