America hands down
1/ China's economy is based on our consumers buying we go to war they get no money.
plus we would put our ships around to not allow them to ship any products or any products inland
2/ We're in a recession and redoing the entire navy with brand new everything. New subs carriers I mean everything
3/ It would most likely lead to a stand off like the cold war where we puff are chests and we show how strong our economy and how the rest of the world dependent on us.

Attacking Japan would directly involve the US because we have our troops there because Japan isn't allowed to have their own military(kinda bullshit but it is what it is) The US has a far more advanced economy and much more advanced financial markets and a much higher GDP per capita. US military budget is astronomically high and China is still using knock off Soviet tech. The have one old soviet aircraft carrier and the US have a much more advanced navy. Numbers don't count for shit without technology or superior strategy.

Japan doesn't have a military, but it does have its own defense forces.

I doubt the U.S. would directly intervene is China and Japan went to war, rather than putting diplomatic and economic pressure on them.

As for the U.S. versus China, this is going to piss off some cynics but I'm sure the U.S. would have a solid chance. For the following reasons:
-Better equipped, FAR more experienced military
-An astronomically higher defense budget
- A larger navy and therefore better distribution of a very advanced airforce
-Better technology

Also, the U.S. GDP and PPP are greater than China's. China has the fastest growing economy, but not the best.

What exactly do you mean by diplomatic or economic pressure? And by stronger economy, I meant they're not in a recession, and they don't have massive debt. These conflicts could go on for years, by which time America's economy may have spiraled downwards even further. Which, if America doesn't have an economic advantage over China, and still owes China large amounts in debt, then I think that China is a serious threat to the USA. However, I do see your points about the military.

When I say diplomatic/economic pressure I mean letting them know how much this would hurt their image, how much they'd be damaging relations with other countries, and perhaps even threatening sanctions.

And yeah, I agree that if America were to lose its economic edge China would end up being a threat but I was assuming in your scenario that the war would be today.

Now if you wanna talk World War 3, look at the Middle East.

I gotcha. what exactly is going on in the Middle East that you think could lead to WW3?

Israel and Iran. You've got all the ingredients needed. Strong nationalist sentiment, instability, alliances with larger powers, and nuclear weapons. Too many countries have hands in that region for it to be too unstable. Its a hell of a powder keg, that place.

I could definitely see that happening. Hell, seems to me like the world's boiling over in violence, there's bound to be something big happening somewhere soon. And as you said Israel and Iran would be the perfect stage.

Even though the Japanese are prohibited from having a military capable of attack (because of the constitution we wrote for them after WW2) I bet they already have an army of Gundams hidden away somewhere.

so in other words, China isn't even a threat to them? cool

Yeah I don't think Japan has ever really felt threatened by China.

I see.

It's a racial superiority thing. They consider themselves above all other Asians, especially Koreans.

Even North Korea?

Well, they are Korean, so yes.

But North Korea is best Korea

No. South Korea is best Korea.

not according to North Korea

fair enough, but how seriously do we really take North Korea's opinion of itself when its citizens are routinely on the edge of famine and poverty?

shhh. their government will hear you

That just made my night.

#swag

I don't get the impression that this guy is being entirely serious. I mean, he said he bets that Japan "already has an army of Gundams hidden away somewhere."

I'm not a weeaboo. I'm not even an otaku. I'm a history teacher.

I know, I wasn't trying to call you a weeaboo, I was agreeing with you and sharing my attitude towards those with the opposite viewpoint.