Will China go to war with Japan?

[kokojie]

Is it for real this time? Will China go to war with Japan (and possibly the US)?


U.S. B-52s flew over China's controversial new air defense zone
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/26/world/asia/china-us-b52s/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

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[Cryddit]

The chinese government has been allowing or covertly promoting increasingly rabid anti-japanese rhetoric for a couple of years now (Including giant banners at factories that say things like "all japanese must die" and so forth.

It seems likely that they are planning a short brutal war and looking for some pretext to go to war over.

[Schleicher]

A war would only be profitable if there is a giant amount of oil under the sea.

[beetcoin]

china reminds me of the geeky guy in high school who never got the girl. as he got older, he blossomed into a swan and then got supercocky with his newfound popularity. seems like china has been pushing around a lot of east asian countries, and even south asian (indians). they pretty much have beef with everyone, because they are hungry to be the new United States of America.

[oakpacific]

LOL, you ain't going to go all showmanship before you start a war with your equal, it's not like U.S striking Iraq, or even China's invasion of Vietnam, China knows what it's facing and if she really wants to attack Japan, she will do so quietly, do you really talk or brag about how will you punch someone before you really punch him? No way.

[railzand]

no

[maurya78]

Nope

Pragmatism will win out in the end....

[ajax3592]

Wars in 21st century are not fought with canons, but happen silently, like sending the whole country stash of GM seeds with modified DNA, that can make the whole new generation unfit to do anything in life.

[melacs]

What would China gain from that? War would mean factories closing down and food prices hiking like crazy. The whole system would be destabilized and the current Chinese elite would risk being lynched. Obviously they do not really want a war. It is a common populistic move to make the people scared and support their government.
Obviously, China would win in terms of manufacturing, but could they really hold their country together with all of these minority groups? I don't think so.

[RebelWorm]

Nah, none would really benefit from it. It could be a way for China to show their power though. But going to war would hurt their trading with the rest of the (western) world.

[silverzx]

Some interesting opinions floating about here..! 

[niothor]

China will never risk a war.
Right now they will get their ass kicked in so many forms , both on the war from and the economic one that is madness  to even think about it.
Also China is not known for winning wars

[im3w1l]

It's a chicken race. Most of the times, someone will back down. Most of the times.

[NUFCrichard]

I do think that Japan and China will have a limited war at some point to resolve the issues of the disputed islands. 
I also think that China will overwelm Japan to such an extent that they will just back down and not try to extend the war further.  Nuclear weapons still stop any large scale wars from happening, but large skirmishes should be possible.

[niothor]

I do think that Japan and China will have a limited war at some point to resolve the issues of the disputed islands. 
I also think that China will overwelm Japan to such an extent that they will just back down and not try to extend the war further.  Nuclear weapons still stop any large scale wars from happening, but large skirmishes should be possible.

Numbers don't matter , what it matter it's the technology available.
And the JSDF even as tiny as it is will put China back to it's place.
Also , Japan has allies , China ? Not. Russia won't move a finger in this , but will rather join the opposite side.

[Sindelar1938]

No chance

Sanity will prevail in the end, that's for sure

[Lethn]

China benefits too much from trade to go to war they basically own the U.S through the government debt as well as other countries which is why they can get any kind of deal they like despite being 'evil communists' I think this seems a lot like the kind of rhetoric we saw from Iran awhile back as well, it must be because their leaders don't want to appear weak so they're doing a lot of posing to scare people. I think in truth like most people in the World the Japanese and Chinese themselves don't give a fuck and just want to leave each other alone, it's only the dickwaving douchebags in power that ever want to wage war with each other.

[im3w1l]

Ok, so the odds just jumped a bit...
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/28/world/asia/japan-base-blasts/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

[papaminer]

Are you saying MTGOX going to war with BTCCHINA?

LOL

[psyclon]

The chinese government has been allowing or covertly promoting increasingly rabid anti-japanese rhetoric for a couple of years now (Including giant banners at factories that say things like "all japanese must die" and so forth.

It seems likely that they are planning a short brutal war and looking for some pretext to go to war over.

not gonna happen. anti-japanese rhetoric is good to divert issues from problems within the country and blame the Japanese.

It's not in the interest of either Japan or China to start a war. only crazies like the two koreas would be dumb enough to go as far as to shell each other, but even the DPRK knows where to stop. The time of land conquests by means of war are likely over.