War Between China and Japan; A Realistic Possibility?

Started by jimmy olsen, September 20, 2012, 12:40:30 AM

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Is War Between China and Japan a Realistic Possibility?

Yes it is
7 (25%)
China is more likely to attack Taiwan
3 (10.7%)
China is more likely to attack the Philippines
0 (0%)
China is more likely to attack Vietnam
0 (0%)
China isn't going to attack anyone
20 (71.4%)
The US should intervene on the side of Japan if they are attacked
9 (32.1%)
The US should intervene on the side of Taiwan if they are attacked
2 (7.1%)
The US should intervene on the side of the Philippines if they are attacked
1 (3.6%)
The US should intervene on the side of Vietnam if they are attacked
0 (0%)
The US should stay out of any such conflict
3 (10.7%)

Total Members Voted: 28

Habbaku

Quote from: Phillip V on September 20, 2012, 05:12:49 AM
Quote from: Tyr on September 20, 2012, 05:11:40 AM
Quote from: Phillip V on September 20, 2012, 04:59:59 AM
Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Filipino women should be encouraged to come to America as refugees.
Why? It ruins them. :(
How?

It'd make them Americans.  :rolleyes:
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katmai

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CountDeMoney

I'm all for importing more Asian chicks.  Except Filipinos.  They're like chunky Mexicans with slanty eyes.

Eddie Teach

Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 20, 2012, 05:46:56 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on September 20, 2012, 01:07:39 AM
Due to the silly poll structure, I have the US defending the Philippines and Taiwan but not Japan. They'll have to fend for themselves.  :ph34r:

That's about as silly as saying you'd defend Italy and the Netherlands, but not the UK.  Retarded.

Hey, Tim's the one who only gave us two votes with multiple non-exclusive options on the table. :contract:
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CountDeMoney

Quote from: Peter Wiggin on September 20, 2012, 07:01:09 AM
Hey, Tim's the one who only gave us two votes with multiple non-exclusive options on the table. :contract:

Then you do what I do when it comes to Timmaytard polls:  IGNORE  :bash: :frusty: :thumbsdown: :contract:

Grey Fox

I voted : Yes, it is & China won't attack anyone.

Because I could.
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Darth Wagtaros

Remake People's General so we can game this out with 21st century graphics and game engines.
PDH!

The Brain

Is "Flying Fortress" still the best American IFF system in a Sino-Japanese conflict?
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mongers

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grumbler

Crappy poll choices and an alarmist article, but the best-connected and most savvy Chinese exchange student I have was just discussing this with me yesterday, and he feels that Chinese popular opinion is so intolerant of japan that the Chinese government, even if it weren't at a precarious point in the transition of power, would be hard-pressed to justify any concessions whatever.

My student thinks the government definitely does not want a serious conflict, but that it may have to do something dramatic to ease public tempers, and that something dramatic may have the potential to be misinterpreted as being more hostile than was intended.  That could be very bad for all concerned.
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Bayraktar!

CountDeMoney

Japan would smoke their asses in the air, on the water, and under it.  Even without us.

Ed Anger

Lettow will form the okatu brigade which will be wiped out in a mass banzai charge.
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Neil

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Razgovory

Quote from: grumbler on September 20, 2012, 08:41:24 AM
Crappy poll choices and an alarmist article, but the best-connected and most savvy Chinese exchange student I have was just discussing this with me yesterday, and he feels that Chinese popular opinion is so intolerant of japan that the Chinese government, even if it weren't at a precarious point in the transition of power, would be hard-pressed to justify any concessions whatever.

My student thinks the government definitely does not want a serious conflict, but that it may have to do something dramatic to ease public tempers, and that something dramatic may have the potential to be misinterpreted as being more hostile than was intended.  That could be very bad for all concerned.

The Chinese government will likely come to an agreement and then lie to people.  Besides, nearly everyone in East Asia hates Japan.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

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