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Senior Chinese General Orders Military To Prepare For War With Japan

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China’s most powerful military leader, in an unusual public statement, last week ordered military forces to prepare for combat, as Chinese warships deployed to waters near disputed islands and anti-Japan protests throughout the country turned violent.

Protests against the Japanese government’s purchase of three privately held islands in the Senkakus chain led to mass street protests, the burning of Japanese flags, and attacks on Japanese businesses and cars in several cities. Some carried signs that read “Kill all Japanese,” and “Fight to the Death” over disputed islands. One sign urged China to threaten a nuclear strike against Japan.

Read more here: http://freebeacon.com/chinese-general-prepare-for-combat/

This just keeps escalating doesn’t it?  Let’s have a look at the respective militaries of each country:
 

Japan:

 

 PERSONNEL

 

 Total Population: 126,475,664 [2011]

 Available Manpower: 53,608,446 [2011]

 Fit for Service: 43,930,753 [2011]

 Of Military Age: 1,214,618 [2011]

 Active Military: 239,430 [2011]

 Active Reserve: 57,899 [2011]

 

 

 LAND ARMY

 

 Total Land Weapons: 5,220

 Tanks: 902 [2011]

 APCs / IFVs: 731 [2011]

 Towed Artillery: 480 [2011]

 SPGs: 317 [2011]

 MLRSs: 90 [2011]

 Mortars: 700 [2011]

 AT Weapons: 2,000 [2011]

 AA Weapons: 528 [2011] 

 Logistical Vehicles: 5,000 

 

 AIR POWER

 

 Total Aircraft: 1,953 [2011]

 Helicopters: 690 [2011]

 Serviceable Airports: 176 [2011]

China:

 

 PERSONNEL

 

 Total Population: 1,336,718,015 [2011]

 Available Manpower: 749,610,775 [2011]

 Fit for Service: 618,588,627 [2011]

 Of Military Age: 19,538,534 [2011]

 Active Military: 2,285,000 [2011]

 Active Reserve: 800,000 [2011]

(http://globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=Japan)

 

 LAND ARMY

 

 Total Land Weapons: 47,575

 Tanks: 7,500 [2012]

 APCs / IFVs: 7,700 [2012]

 Towed Artillery: 25,000 [2012]

 SPGs: 2,475 [2011]

 MLRSs: 2,600 [2011]

 Mortars: 1,050 [2011]

 AT Weapons: 1,250 [2011]

 AA Weapons: 750 [2011] 

 Logistical Vehicles: 55,850 

 

 AIR POWER

 

 Total Aircraft: 5,176 [2012]

 Helicopters: 632 [2012]

 Serviceable Airports: 502 [2011]

(http://globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=China)

Who do you think would come out on top in a fight over the Gas and Oil rich Senkaku Islands?  -Mort

 

 



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    • Mike Shields

      Good post. The average American does not realize that China’s only interest is China. They consider possible consequences largely irrelevant if they want to take action on something they feel is important to them.

      The U.S. should take this very seriously, but with our current leadership…………….

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