the only potential war is between the two koreas. this may seem absurd given the way the media generally demonizes china, but they have no intention or naval resources to invade any other country in the region. they are not even investing in amphibious warfare capabilities. china is the main trading partner for all these countries, except for the philippines, where they are outnumbered by the americans by 0.5%. i believe that even in relation to taiwan, the chinese are not considering invading the island; the chinese plan for reunification is a very long-term negotiated strategy and something like what happened in hong kong and macau.  there is enormous trade between the mainland and taiwan; 40% of taiwan's exports go to mainland china, people with family in both places and people who go from one place to the other for work and study. a war would be the most idiotic thing possible and the meme of "winning by doing nothing" has some truth to it. china is not russia. i think the biggest advantage for the americans of this protection is the sale of military equipment. in this case it is perfect because as i said it is a war that will not happen.
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