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China vs United States (USA) - Who Would Win? 2020 Military / Army Comparison

In the year 2020 the US is still the world's sole superpower, but China is not far behind.

Both nations have huge amounts of influence across the globe, and economies that generate

enormous wealth.

But what about their militaries?

If China and the United States were to go to war, who would have the advantage?

In this military comparison we are pitting China's People's Liberation Army against

the United States military to see how they match up.

After we lay out the capabilities of each, we'll decide who would win in all out war.

Bear in mind that both of these militaries are always changing, so it is important to

keep an eye on the future.

In the end, it will all come down to which country has the stronger and smarter military.

Let's see if you come to the same conclusion we do, of who would win a war between China

and The United States of America.

In terms of resources China and the United States are both well equipped to support their

militaries during a war.

It is well known that the United States spends more money than any other country on its military.

The most recent military budget for the United States was around 721 billion dollars.

That is more than many countries' entire GDP.

On the other hand, China's military budget is around 178 billion dollars.

Notice the huge contrast between the two nations' military spending.

Just in pure spending the United States beats China, but just because a country spends a

lot of money, does not mean they have the better military equipment or personnel.

Although the United States invests more money in their military, China leads with a different

resource, man power.

If all out war happened the ability to manufacture weapons and replenish casualties would be

vital.

The current population of the United States is just over 330 million people.

The population of China… around 1.5 billion people.

Of course not everyone in each population would be able to fight or work in factories.

But, just in terms of people, China vastly outnumbers the United States.

This brings us to the active number of military personnel in each country.

Who has the bigger military?

Well, it should come as no surprise that the number of soldiers in China's military is

much larger than the United States.

With more people in the country, there are more people in the military.

In fact, the number of military personnel in China is almost double the amount of military

personnel in the United States.

The U.S. military consists of around 1.3 million personnel on active duty.

The People's Liberation Army has just over 2 million military personnel.

If war broke out between the two countries, the United States would need to immediately

reinstate the draft, just to come close to matching the number of military personnel

the People's Liberation Army currently has.

Due to the immense size of the Pacific Ocean a war between China and the United States

would most likely not start on land.

So, let's first look at the air force capabilities of each nation, and how they stack up against

one another.

The total number of military aircraft the United States has is around 5,370.

China's air force contains about 3,010 planes.

But these numbers are always fluctuating as new planes are built and old aircraft are

retired.

Right now, the Chinese military is building and purchasing aircraft much faster than the

United States.

It is estimated in a few years the number of aircraft between the two nations will be

comparable.

But what about the types of aircraft?

Which country has better fighter planes, bombers, and transports?

The United States has a vast array of aircraft at their disposal.

The most impressive of which are the F-35 Lightning, F-22 Raptor, and F-15 Eagle.

These fighter jets help the U.S. maintain air superiority.

However, China has its own stealth fighter in the J-20, although it is only available

in extremely low numbers and is generally considered a ‘poor man's version' of

the American F-35.

In the air, the American military still retains a lethal advantage over the Chinese military

with more sophisticated avionics, a much larger fleet of 5th generation aircraft, and a far

greater number of support aircraft such as tankers and AWACS platforms.

American pilots also train on average 20-30 hours more per year than their Chinese counterparts,

and in more realistic scenarios than the Chinese.

As we look at other aspects of the air force in each country, we find that larger aircraft,

such as bombers and transports, are not equal.

The United States has a clear advantage.

There are two reasons for this.

The first is because the United States just has more aircraft.

The second reason is because a lot of the money being pumped into the United States

military goes to research and development each year.

The United States aircrafts are up to date, while the Chinese air force is still working

with functional, but older models.

You don't need to look much further than theUnited States' Boeing B-52 Stratofortress,

Northrop B-2 Spirit, and Rockwell B-1 Lancer to show that in terms of dominating ground

targets from the air, the U.S. has the advantage.

Other than the skies, the next most important military technology in a war between China

and the United States would be the navy.

Controlling the oceans in this conflict would be vital for success.

One of the most important ships in a naval arsenal would be the aircraft carrier.

The floating fortresses would be crucial to launching air strikes on the opposing country.

Currently, the United States is the world leader in aircraft carriers.

The U.S. has 11 active aircraft carriers, while China only has 2- and only one of those

is currently rated as combat-ready.

This clearly puts dominance of the ocean in favor of the United States military.

But what about other warships?

If China could destroy the U.S. aircraft carriers, would they have the advantage?

The United States currently has around 430 naval ships on active and reserve duty.

However, only about 300 of these ships are currently able to deploy at a moment's notice.

If war broke out between China and the United States right now, China would have a fleet

of 335 ships to call upon- but just like is the case for the US, not every ship would

be available for combat, with about 20% on each side being currently undergoing maintenance,

retrofit, or rest and relaxation for its crews.

Without eliminating the US's aircraft carrier fleet, China would stand no chance of victory

in the Pacific if all-out conflict took place.

Yet even with American carriers out of action, China would be extremely hard-pressed to deal

with the American submarine fleet.

While it has its own fleet of 74 subs vs the US's 66, China severely lacks in anti-submarine

warfare assets, and would be ill equipped to take on America's silent service.

On the American side, a disastrous performance by its own anti-submarine warfare assets during

exercises in the early 2000s revealed a terrible crumbling of the American navy's capability

to wage anti-submarine warfare after the end of the Cold War.

Since then, and with the help of ultra-silent diesel submarines from partner nations, the

US has undertaken great steps to once again bolster its ASW capabilities and is believed

to be well-prepared to face any enemy fleet as the world prepares for great-power competitions

once again.

For now the US fleet remains supreme, but it is divided between responsibilities around

the world, while China can focus the entirety of its efforts in fighting America's Pacific

fleet alone.

With a rapidly modernizing fleet and more sophisticated ship-building efforts, China

looks set to close the gap between itself and the US in the approaching decades.

What would happen if the war made its way to land though?

Obviously it would depend on where the war was being fought.

The nation battling on their home turf would ultimately have the advantage, because of

their ability to replenish land forces more easily.

Let's take location out of the equation, and just compare the land based military capabilities

of each nation.

We know that in terms of soldiers China outnumbers the United States.

We also know that if soldier numbers need to be replenished, there are many more people

to choose from in China than in the United States.

Basically, if the two countries went to war only using soldiers, the United States would

eventually succumb to the large number of available manpower China has.

That being said, this is not how wars are fought any more.

Instead, land battles can be won using machinery such as tanks.

The United States has a tank arsenal of around 8,010 vehicles.

The US's main battle tank is the legendary M1 Abrams, of which not a single one has been

lost to enemy action yet.

If deployed, the United States tank army would be a devastating force.

It would plow through anything in its path.

China has fewer tanks at around 6,560, and just under half of these are first-generation

tanks dating back to the early Cold War era.

Around 2,360 of the Chinese tanks are Type 59s.

These tanks were produced in the 1950's and 60's.

They are antiquated and currently retired, but still kept in reserve.

This means that the tank force of China is actually much smaller than the United States'.

The U.S. pours billions of dollars into upgrading their tanks with state of the art equipment

and keeping their forces modernized.

Clearly, the United States would decimate China in a tank battle.

In today's day and age battles are rarely only fought on the ground.

At some point they may not even be fought on this planet.

Recently, the United States has implemented a new branch of the military, Space Force.

Space Force's mission is to “organize, train, and equip space forces in order to

protect U.S. and allied interests in space and to provide space capabilities to the joint

force.”

It is clear that the United States is moving towards militarizing this new horizon, but

is China?

Recent reports have shown that China has been rapidly expanding its space program.

They were the third country to launch a human into space, behind the former Soviet Union,

now Russia, and the United States.

China completed this feat back in 2003, and since then have ramped up their space program.

They are the first and only country to put a rover on the far side of the moon, where

they have made several discoveries.

China has also been launching more and more satellites and military spacecraft into space

in recent years.

It is estimated that China has more than 320 satellites, 105 of which are military in nature.

The United States has around 123 military satellites, even though the U.S. has been

in space much longer than China.

It would seem that the breakthroughs at the China National Space Administration have greatly

sped up the military satellite capabilities of the country.

The budget for NASA in the United States has been cut year after year, almost immediately

after they put the first man on the moon.

China's space program on the other hand seems to be getting an influx of money each

year from the government.

How long until the research and development of China's engineers and space scientists

surpass the United States?

In space the country with the best technology, and most knowledge of the environment, will

be victorious in battle.

If the United States continues to fall behind in space exploration, they will not stand

a chance in a space war with China.

This brings us to our last comparison between the two countries.

A comparison that has no winner, instead everyone loses.

We are talking about nuclear weapons.

As of right now, China has an estimated total of 320 nuclear warheads.

This may seem like a lot, but it is nothing compared to the amount of nuclear weapons

the United States has stockpiled.

The United States has about 6,370 nuclear warheads under its control.

2,000 of those nukes are awaiting to be dismantled and disposed of.

However, if nuclear war broke out between China and the United States, neither country

would get a chance to use all of their nuclear weapons.

The human race would be annihilated long before then.

So, it is probably in China's, the United States', and the entire world's best interest

that nuclear war never comes.

Although the United States has a slight military advantage over China, we can't underestimate

how far China's military has come, in a relatively short amount of time.

Also, the vast amount of manpower could be enough to allow China to hold out for a long

time, slowly depleting the United States' resources.

However, the reason we believe that the United States would win a war with China is because

of experience.

The United States has a lot more military experience than China.

This means that the leaders of the military have seen combat, and know what works and

what doesn't.

The United States has been at war almost perpetually in one form or another since World War II,

most recently in the Middle East.

Since the beginning of Desert Storm in 1991, the United States has maintained a military

presence in the Middle East . In fact, the United States has been fighting in Afghanistan

for almost 18 years.

This means military personnel and leaders have constantly been gaining skills and experience

in the art of war.

China on the other hand, has not fought a war in over 40 years.

The last war they fought was in 1979 when China invaded Vietnam.

Vietnam had just come out of its own civil war, and had gained much experience during

that time.

The small country was able to humiliate the Chinese military, forcing them out of their

country after only three weeks.

It seems that experience can outweigh sheer numbers during wartime.

It is for this reason that we believe the United States would win a war with China,

if it were fought today.

However, and some of you may have already seen this coming, if China continues to expand

and upgrade their military as they have been doing over recent years, it will not be long

before their military strength surpasses the United States.

If this happens it is a very real possibility that China would win a war against the United

States in the future.

Their drive to update their machinery and technology can be seen in their space program,

and the expansion of their military.

Within the next decade we at The Infographics Show may need to make a new video to re-evaluate

this military comparison between China and the United States, with the winner being The

People's Liberation Army of China. Now check out China Finds Something Weird on Dark Side of the Moon.

Or watch another military comparison with USA vs IRAN: Who Would Win?

- Military / Army Comparison 2019.

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Both nations have huge amounts of influence across the globe, and economies that generate ||έχουν|τεράστιες|ποσότητες|||||κόσμο||||παράγουν |||||||||||economies|| |||||||||||ekonomiler|| ambas|naciones|tienen|enormes|cantidades|de|influencia|a través de|el|mundo|y|economías|que|generan Και οι δύο χώρες έχουν τεράστια επιρροή σε όλο τον κόσμο, και οικονομίες που παράγουν Ambas naciones tienen una enorme influencia en todo el mundo y economías que generan

enormous wealth. muazzam| |riqueza enorme|riqueza muazzam servet. enorme riqueza.

But what about their militaries? ||||armed forces ||||Peki ya orduları? pero|qué|acerca de|sus|militaries ¿Pero qué pasa con sus militaries?

In this military comparison we are pitting China's People's Liberation Army against ||||||comparing|||Liberation|| ||||||karşı karşıya getirmek||||| ||||||comparando||||| en|esta|militar|comparación|nosotros|estamos|enfrentando|del pueblo de China|de las personas|Liberación|Ejército|contra В этом военном сравнении мы противопоставляем Народно-освободительную армию Китая и En esta comparación militar estamos enfrentando al Ejército Popular de Liberación de China contra

After we lay out the capabilities of each, we'll decide who would win in all out war. ||expomos|||||||||||||| después|nosotros|exponemos|afuera|las|capacidades|de|cada|we will|decidiremos|quién|verbo auxiliar condicional|ganaría|en|toda|afuera|guerra Después de exponer las capacidades de cada uno, decidiremos quién ganaría en una guerra total.

keep an eye on the future. mantener|un|ojo|en|el|futuro mantener un ojo en el futuro.

In terms of resources China and the United States are both well equipped to support their |în ceea ce privește||||și|||||||echipate||| en|términos|de|recursos|China|y|los|Unidos|Estados|están|ambos|bien|equipados|para|apoyar|su En términos de recursos, China y los Estados Unidos están bien equipados para apoyar su

militaries during a war. |în timpul|| militares|durante|una|guerra militares durante una guerra.

It is well known that the United States spends more money than any other country on its military. |||cunoscut|||Statele||||||||||| Eso|es|bien|conocido|que|los|Unidos|Estados|gasta|más|dinero|que|cualquier|otro|país|en|su|militar Es bien sabido que los Estados Unidos gastan más dinero que cualquier otro país en su ejército.

The most recent military budget for the United States was around 721 billion dollars. |cel mai||||||||||| el|más|reciente|militar|presupuesto|para|los|Unidos|Estados|fue|alrededor|mil millones|dólares El presupuesto militar más reciente de los Estados Unidos fue de alrededor de 721 mil millones de dólares.

That is more than many countries' entire GDP. |||||||GDP |||||||PIB eso|es|más|que|muchos|países|entero|PIB Eso es más que el PIB completo de muchos países.

On the other hand, China's military budget is around 178 billion dollars. ||altă||||||||dolari en|el|otro|lado|de China|militar|presupuesto|es|alrededor de|mil millones|dólares Por otro lado, el presupuesto militar de China es de alrededor de 178 mil millones de dólares.

Although the United States invests more money in their military, China leads with a different ||||invests|||||||||| ||||yatırım yapar|||||||||| aunque|los|unidos|estados|invierte|más|dinero|en|su|militar|China|lidera|con|un|diferente Aunque Estados Unidos invierte más dinero en su ejército, China lidera con un recurso diferente

resource, man power. recurso|poder|humano que es la mano de obra.

If all out war happened the ability to manufacture weapons and replenish casualties would be |||||||||||replenishing|losses in personnel|| ||||||||silah üretmek|||||| si|todo|afuera|guerra|sucediera|la|habilidad|para|fabricar|armas|y|reponer|bajas|verbo auxiliar condicional|sería Si estallara una guerra total, la capacidad de fabricar armas y reponer bajas sería

vital. vital vital.

The current population of the United States is just over 330 million people. ||||||States||||| La|actual|población|de|los|Unidos|Estados|es|justo|más de|millones|personas La población actual de los Estados Unidos es de poco más de 330 millones de personas.

But, just in terms of people, China vastly outnumbers the United States. ||||||||übertrifft bei weitem||| ||||||||outnumbers||| ||||||||ultrapassa||| pero|solo|en|términos|de|personas|China|vastamente|supera en número|a|Unidos|Estados Pero, solo en términos de personas, China supera con creces a los Estados Unidos.

This brings us to the active number of military personnel in each country. |||||||||military staff||| esto|lleva|nos|a|el|activo|número|de|personal|militar|en|cada|país Esto nos lleva al número activo de personal militar en cada país.

Who has the bigger military? quién|tiene|el|más grande|ejército ¿Quién tiene el ejército más grande?

With more people in the country, there are more people in the military. con|más|personas|en|el|país|hay|hay|más|personas|en|el|ejército Con más personas en el país, hay más personas en el ejército.

personnel in the United States. personal|en|los|Unidos|Estados en los Estados Unidos.

The U.S. military consists of around 1.3 million personnel on active duty. ||||consists||||||| |||||||||||ativa el|||ejército|consiste|de|alrededor|millones|personal|en|activo|servicio El ejército de EE. UU. consiste en alrededor de 1.3 millones de personal en servicio activo.

reinstate the draft, just to come close to matching the number of military personnel ||Wehrpflicht wiedereinführen||||||||||| reinstate||military conscription||||||||||| reinstaurar|el|servicio militar|solo|para|llegar|cerca|a|igualar|el|número|de|militares|personal reinstaurar||||||||||||| восстановить призыв в армию, чтобы хоть как-то сравняться с количеством военнослужащих. restablecer el reclutamiento, solo para acercarse a igualar el número de personal militar

Due to the immense size of the Pacific Ocean a war between China and the United States Debido|a|el|inmenso|tamaño|del|el|Pacífico|Océano|una|guerra|entre|China|y|los|Unidos|Estados Debido al inmenso tamaño del Océano Pacífico, una guerra entre China y los Estados Unidos

would most likely not start on land. verbo auxiliar condicional|más|probablemente|no|comenzaría|en|tierra probablemente no comenzaría en tierra.

So, let's first look at the air force capabilities of each nation, and how they stack up against así que||primero|mirar|a|las|aéreas|fuerzas|capacidades|de|cada|nación|y|cómo|ellas|se comparan|arriba|contra Así que, primero veamos las capacidades de la fuerza aérea de cada nación, y cómo se comparan

one another. uno|otro entre sí.

But these numbers are always fluctuating as new planes are built and old aircraft are |||||fluctuating||||||||| pero|estos|números|están|siempre|fluctuando|a medida que|nuevos|aviones|son|construidos|y|viejos|aviones|son Pero estos números siempre están fluctuando a medida que se construyen nuevos aviones y se retiran aviones antiguos.

retired. retirados

Right now, the Chinese military is building and purchasing aircraft much faster than the ||||||||purchasing||||| ahora|ahora|el|chino|ejército|está|construyendo|y|comprando|aviones|mucho|más rápido|que|el En este momento, el ejército chino está construyendo y comprando aviones mucho más rápido que el

United States. Estados|Unidos Estados| Estados Unidos.

comparable. comparable.

But what about the types of aircraft? pero|qué|acerca de|los|tipos|de|aeronaves ¿Pero qué pasa con los tipos de aeronaves?

Which country has better fighter planes, bombers, and transports? ||||||bombers||transport aircraft cuál|país|tiene|mejores|cazas|aviones|bombarderos|y|transportes ¿Qué país tiene mejores aviones de combate, bombarderos y transportes?

The United States has a vast array of aircraft at their disposal. ||||||array|||||disposal los|Unidos|Estados|tiene|una|vasta|variedad|de|aeronaves|a|su|disposición Estados Unidos tiene una amplia variedad de aeronaves a su disposición.

The most impressive of which are the F-35 Lightning, F-22 Raptor, and F-15 Eagle. ||||||||||Raptor||| los|más|impresionantes|de|los cuales|son|los|F-35|Lightning|F-22|Raptor|y|F-15|Eagle Las más impresionantes son el F-35 Lightning, el F-22 Raptor y el F-15 Eagle.

These fighter jets help the U.S. maintain air superiority. ||jets|||||||air dominance estos|cazas|jets|ayudan|a|||mantener|aire|superioridad Estos aviones de combate ayudan a EE. UU. a mantener la superioridad aérea.

However, China has its own stealth fighter in the J-20, although it is only available |||||stealth||||||||| sin embargo|China|tiene|su|propio|sigiloso|caza|en|el|J-20|aunque|este|está|solo|disponible Sin embargo, China tiene su propio caza furtivo en el J-20, aunque solo está disponible

the American F-35. el|americano|F-35 el F-35 americano.

In the air, the American military still retains a lethal advantage over the Chinese military |||||||retains||lethal||||| |||||||mantém||||||| en|el|aire|el|americano|militar|todavía|mantiene|una|letal|ventaja|sobre|el|chino|militar En el aire, el ejército estadounidense todavía mantiene una ventaja letal sobre el ejército chino.

with more sophisticated avionics, a much larger fleet of 5th generation aircraft, and a far |||aviation electronics systems||||fleet||||||| |||||||frota||||||| con|más|sofisticados|aviónica|una|mucho|más grande|flota|de|quinta|generación|aeronaves|y|una|mucho con una aviónica más sofisticada, una flota mucho más grande de aviones de 5ª generación, y un número mucho

greater number of support aircraft such as tankers and AWACS platforms. |||||||tankers||AWACS| |||||||||AWACS| mayor de aviones de apoyo como cisternas y plataformas AWACS.

American pilots also train on average 20-30 hours more per year than their Chinese counterparts, |||||||||||||counterparts americano|pilotos|también|entrenan|en|promedio|horas|más|por|año|que|sus|chinos|contrapartes Los pilotos estadounidenses también entrenan en promedio 20-30 horas más por año que sus homólogos chinos.

and in more realistic scenarios than the Chinese. y|en|más|realistas|escenarios|que|los|chinos y en escenarios más realistas que los chinos.

The second reason is because a lot of the money being pumped into the United States |||||||||||invested|||| |||||||||||injetada|||| la|segunda|razón|es|porque|un|mucho|de|el|dinero|siendo|inyectado|en|los|Unidos|Estados La segunda razón es porque mucho del dinero que se inyecta en Estados Unidos

The United States aircrafts are up to date, while the Chinese air force is still working |||aircraft|||||||||||| Los|Unidos|Estados|aviones|están|al|día|fecha|mientras|la|china|aire|fuerza|está|todavía|trabajando Los aviones de Estados Unidos están actualizados, mientras que la fuerza aérea china todavía está trabajando

with functional, but older models. con|funcionales|pero|más antiguos|modelos con modelos funcionales, pero más antiguos.

You don't need to look much further than theUnited States' Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, ||||||||the United||Boeing||Stratofortress ||||||||||||Stratofortress tú|no|necesitas|a|mirar|mucho|más lejos|que||Estados|Boeing|B-52|Stratofortress No necesitas mirar mucho más allá del Boeing B-52 Stratofortress de Estados Unidos,

Northrop B-2 Spirit, and Rockwell B-1 Lancer to show that in terms of dominating ground Northrop||||Rockwell||Lancer|||||||dominating| Northrop|B-2|Spirit|y|Rockwell|B-1|Lancer|para|mostrar|que|en|términos|de|dominar|el suelo Northrop B-2 Spirit y Rockwell B-1 Lancer para demostrar que en términos de dominar el terreno

targets from the air, the U.S. has the advantage. objetivos|desde|el|aire|la|||tiene|la|ventaja Los objetivos desde el aire, Estados Unidos tiene la ventaja.

and the United States would be the navy. |los|||verbo auxiliar condicional|sería|| y los Estados Unidos sería la marina.

Controlling the oceans in this conflict would be vital for success. Controlar los océanos en este conflicto sería vital para el éxito.

One of the most important ships in a naval arsenal would be the aircraft carrier. ||||||||naval|arsenal|||||carrier uno|de|los|más|importantes|barcos|en|un|naval|arsenal|verbo auxiliar condicional|sería|el|portaaviones|portaaviones Uno de los barcos más importantes en un arsenal naval sería el portaaviones.

The floating fortresses would be crucial to launching air strikes on the opposing country. ||fortresses||||||||||| ||fortalezas||||||||||| las|flotantes|fortalezas|verbo auxiliar condicional|serían|crucial|para|lanzar|aire|ataques|en|el|opuesto|país Las fortalezas flotantes serían cruciales para lanzar ataques aéreos contra el país opositor.

Currently, the United States is the world leader in aircraft carriers. ||||||||||carriers actualmente|los|Unidos|Estados|es|el|mundo|líder|en|portaaviones|portaaviones Actualmente, Estados Unidos es el líder mundial en portaaviones.

The U.S. has 11 active aircraft carriers, while China only has 2- and only one of those ||||||carriers||||||||| los|||tiene|activos|portaaviones|portaaviones|mientras|China|solo|tiene|y|solo|uno|de|esos EE. UU. tiene 11 portaaviones activos, mientras que China solo tiene 2, y solo uno de esos.

is currently rated as combat-ready. ||rated||| es|actualmente|clasificado|como|| actualmente está calificado como listo para el combate.

But what about other warships? ||||warships pero|qué|acerca de|otros|buques de guerra ¿Pero qué pasa con otros buques de guerra?

If China could destroy the U.S. aircraft carriers, would they have the advantage? si|China|pudiera|destruir|los|||portaaviones|portaaviones|verbo auxiliar condicional|ellos|tendrían|la|ventaja Si China pudiera destruir los portaaviones de EE. UU., ¿tendrían la ventaja?

be available for combat, with about 20% on each side being currently undergoing maintenance, |||||||||||undergoing| |||||||||||em manutenção| estar|disponible|para|combate|con|alrededor|en|cada|lado|está|actualmente|en proceso de|mantenimiento estar disponibles para el combate, con aproximadamente el 20% de cada lado actualmente en mantenimiento,

retrofit, or rest and relaxation for its crews. retrofitting||||||| modernización|o|descanso|y|relajación|para|sus|tripulaciones modernização|||||||equipes modernización, o descanso y relajación para sus tripulaciones.

Without eliminating the US's aircraft carrier fleet, China would stand no chance of victory |||of the US||aircraft carrier|||||||| sin|eliminar|la|de los EE UU|portaaviones|portaaviones|flota|China|verbo auxiliar condicional|tendría|ninguna|oportunidad|de|victoria Sin eliminar la flota de portaaviones de EE. UU., China no tendría ninguna posibilidad de victoria

in the Pacific if all-out conflict took place. en|el|Pacífico|si|||conflicto|tuviera|lugar en el Pacífico si se produjera un conflicto total.

Yet even with American carriers out of action, China would be extremely hard-pressed to deal sin embargo|incluso|con|estadounidenses|portaaviones|fuera|de|acción|China|verbo auxiliar condicional|estaría|extremadamente|||para|lidiar Sin embargo, incluso con los portaaviones estadounidenses fuera de acción, a China le resultaría extremadamente difícil lidiar

with the American submarine fleet. con|la|estadounidense|submarino|flota con la flota de submarinos estadounidense.

While it has its own fleet of 74 subs vs the US's 66, China severely lacks in anti-submarine |||||||subs||||||||| mientras|él|tiene|su|propia|flota|de|submarinos|contra|los|estadounidenses|China|severamente|carece|en|| Si bien tiene su propia flota de 74 submarinos frente a los 66 de EE. UU., China carece gravemente de activos de guerra antisubmarina,

warfare assets, and would be ill equipped to take on America's silent service. military operations|||||||||||| |||verbo auxiliar condicional|estaría|mal|equipado|para|enfrentar|a|América|silenciosa|servicio guerra|||||||||||| y estaría mal equipada para enfrentarse al servicio silencioso de América.

On the American side, a disastrous performance by its own anti-submarine warfare assets during |||||||||||submarina|guerra|ativos|durante en|el|americano|lado|una|desastrosa|actuación|por|sus|propios|||guerra|activos|durante En el lado americano, un desempeño desastroso de sus propios activos de guerra antisubmarina durante

exercises in the early 2000s revealed a terrible crumbling of the American navy's capability ||||||||||||navy| ||||||||degradação||||| ejercicios|en|los|principios|2000|reveló|una|terrible|descomposición|de|la|americana|marina|capacidad los ejercicios a principios de la década de 2000 reveló un terrible deterioro de la capacidad de la marina americana

to wage anti-submarine warfare after the end of the Cold War. |conduzir|||||||||| para|llevar a cabo|||guerra|después|el|fin|de|la|Guerra|Fría para llevar a cabo la guerra antisubmarina después del final de la Guerra Fría.

Since then, and with the help of ultra-silent diesel submarines from partner nations, the |||||||extremely quiet|||submarines|||| desde|entonces|y|con|la|ayuda|de|||diésel|submarinos|de|naciones|socios|los Desde entonces, y con la ayuda de submarinos diésel ultra-silenciosos de naciones socias, el

US has undertaken great steps to once again bolster its ASW capabilities and is believed ||taken||||||||ASW|||| ||realizado||||||reforçar||luta|||| EE UU|ha|emprendido|grandes|pasos|para|una|vez|fortalecer|sus|ASW|capacidades|y|está|se cree EE. UU. ha dado grandes pasos para una vez más fortalecer sus capacidades de ASW y se cree

to be well-prepared to face any enemy fleet as the world prepares for great-power competitions ||||||||||||prepares|||| ||||||||frota|à||||||| a|estar|||para|enfrentar|cualquier|enemigo|flota|a medida que|el|mundo|se prepara|para|||competencias que está bien preparado para enfrentar cualquier flota enemiga mientras el mundo se prepara para competiciones entre grandes potencias

once again. una|vez una vez más.

the world, while China can focus the entirety of its efforts in fighting America's Pacific |||||||entirety||||||| ||||||||||||luta|| el|mundo|mientras|China|puede|enfocar|los|esfuerzos|de|sus|esfuerzos|en|luchar|América|Pacífico el mundo, mientras que China puede concentrar todos sus esfuerzos en luchar contra la flota del Pacífico de América

fleet alone. flota|sola sola.

With a rapidly modernizing fleet and more sophisticated ship-building efforts, China |||modernizing|||||||| con|una|rápidamente|modernizando|flota|y|más|sofisticados|||esfuerzos|China Con una flota que se moderniza rápidamente y esfuerzos de construcción naval más sofisticados, China

The nation battling on their home turf would ultimately have the advantage, because of ||||||home ground||||||| ||||||terreno||||||| la|nación|combatiendo|en|su|hogar|terreno|verbo auxiliar condicional|en última instancia|tendría|la|ventaja|porque|de La nación que lucha en su propio territorio tendría, en última instancia, la ventaja, debido a

their ability to replenish land forces more easily. |||restore|||| su|habilidad|para|reabastecer|fuerzas|terrestres|más|fácilmente su capacidad para reponer las fuerzas terrestres más fácilmente.

of each nation. de|cada|nación de cada nación.

We know that in terms of soldiers China outnumbers the United States. ||||||||ultrapassa||| nosotros|sabemos|que|en|términos|de|soldados|China|supera en número|a|Estados|Unidos Sabemos que en términos de soldados, China supera en número a los Estados Unidos.

We also know that if soldier numbers need to be replenished, there are many more people ||||||||||replenished||||| ||||||||||repostos||||| nosotros|también|sabemos|que|si|soldado|números|necesitan|que|ser|reabastecidos|hay|hay|muchos|más|personas También sabemos que si se necesita reponer el número de soldados, hay muchas más personas

to choose from in China than in the United States. a|elegir|de|en|China|que|en|los|Estados|Unidos elegir en China que en los Estados Unidos.

eventually succumb to the large number of available manpower China has. |give in to||||||||| ||||||||mão de obra|| eventualmente|sucumbiría|a|la|gran|cantidad|de|disponible|mano de obra|China|tiene eventualmente sucumbiría al gran número de mano de obra disponible que tiene China.

The US's main battle tank is the legendary M1 Abrams, of which not a single one has been |||||||||Abrams|||||||| el|del US|principal|batalla|tanque|es|el|legendario|M1|Abrams|de|el cual|no|un|solo|uno|ha|sido El tanque de batalla principal de EE. UU. es el legendario M1 Abrams, del cual no se ha perdido ni uno solo

lost to enemy action yet. perdido|a|enemigo|acción|aún en acción enemiga hasta ahora.

It would plow through anything in its path. ||plow||||| ||araria||||| Eso|verbo auxiliar condicional|arar|a través de|nada|en|su|camino Aplastaría todo lo que se encuentre en su camino.

China has fewer tanks at around 6,560, and just under half of these are first-generation China|tiene|menos|tanques|alrededor||y|justo|debajo|la mitad|de|estos|son|| China tiene menos tanques, alrededor de 6,560, y poco menos de la mitad de estos son de primera generación.

They are antiquated and currently retired, but still kept in reserve. ||antiquated|||||||| ellos|son|anticuados|y|actualmente|retirados|pero|todavía|mantenidos|en|reserva Son anticuados y actualmente están retirados, pero aún se mantienen en reserva.

The U.S. pours billions of dollars into upgrading their tanks with state of the art equipment |||invests heavily in||||||||||||| |||investe||||||||||||| El|||vierte|miles|de|dólares|en|modernizar|sus|tanques|con|estado|de|el|arte|equipo Los EE. UU. invierten miles de millones de dólares en actualizar sus tanques con equipos de última generación.

and keeping their forces modernized. ||||modernized y|manteniendo|sus|fuerzas|modernizadas y mantener sus fuerzas modernizadas.

Clearly, the United States would decimate China in a tank battle. |||||vernichtend schlagen||||| |||||defeat||||| |||||devastaria||||| claramente|el|Unido|Estados|verbo auxiliar condicional|diezmaria|China|en|una|tanque|batalla Claramente, Estados Unidos aniquilaría a China en una batalla de tanques.

Space Force's mission is to “organize, train, and equip space forces in order to |Force|||||||equip||||| Espacio|de la Fuerza|misión|es|a|organizar|entrenar|y|equipar|fuerzas|espaciales|en|orden|a La misión de la Fuerza Espacial es "organizar, entrenar y equipar fuerzas espaciales para

protect U.S. and allied interests in space and to provide space capabilities to the joint proteger|||y|aliadas|intereses|en|el espacio|y|a|proporcionar|capacidades|capacidades|a|las|conjuntas proteger los intereses de EE. UU. y aliados en el espacio y proporcionar capacidades espaciales a la conjunta.

force.” fuerza fuerza.

It is clear that the United States is moving towards militarizing this new horizon, but ||||||||||militarizing|||| eso|está|claro|que|los|Unidos|Estados|está|moviendo|hacia|militarizando|este|nuevo|horizonte|pero Está claro que Estados Unidos se está moviendo hacia la militarización de este nuevo horizonte, pero

is China? está|China ¿está China?

China completed this feat back in 2003, and since then have ramped up their space program. |||remarkable achievement|||||||ramped|||| |||feito||||||||||| China|completó|este|logro|atrás|en|y|desde|entonces|han|aumentado|arriba|su|espacio|programa Китай совершил этот подвиг еще в 2003 году и с тех пор наращивает свою космическую программу. China completó esta hazaña en 2003, y desde entonces han intensificado su programa espacial.

They are the first and only country to put a rover on the far side of the moon, where ||||||||||rover|||||||| Ellos|son|el|primero|y|único|país|a|poner|un|rover|en|el|lejano|lado|de|la|luna|donde Son el primer y único país en colocar un rover en el lado opuesto de la luna, donde

they have made several discoveries. ellos|han|hecho|varios|descubrimientos han hecho varios descubrimientos.

China has also been launching more and more satellites and military spacecraft into space China|ha|también|estado|lanzando|más|y|más|satélites|y|militares|naves espaciales|en|el espacio China también ha estado lanzando cada vez más satélites y naves espaciales militares al espacio

in recent years. en|recientes|años en los últimos años.

The United States has around 123 military satellites, even though the U.S. has been Los|Unidos|Estados|tiene|alrededor de|militares|satélites|aunque|bien|los|||ha|estado Los Estados Unidos tienen alrededor de 123 satélites militares, a pesar de que EE. UU. ha estado

It would seem that the breakthroughs at the China National Space Administration have greatly |||||breakthroughs|||||||| |||||avanços|||||||| Eso|verbo auxiliar condicional|parece|que|los|avances|en|la|China|Nacional|Espacio|Administración|han|enormemente Parece que los avances en la Administración Nacional del Espacio de China han acelerado en gran medida

sped up the military satellite capabilities of the country. sped|||||||| acelerado|arriba|las|militares|satelital|capacidades|de|el|país las capacidades de satélites militares del país.

after they put the first man on the moon. después|que|pusieron|el|primer|hombre|en|la|luna después de que pusieron al primer hombre en la luna.

China's space program on the other hand seems to be getting an influx of money each ||||||||||||um influxo||| el|espacio|programa|en|el|otro|mano|parece|a|estar|recibiendo|un|aumento|de|dinero|cada El programa espacial de China, por otro lado, parece estar recibiendo un flujo de dinero cada

year from the government. año del gobierno.

surpass the United States? surpass||| supere|a|Unidos|Estados ultrapassar||| superen a los Estados Unidos?

In space the country with the best technology, and most knowledge of the environment, will en|el espacio|el|país|con|la|mejor|tecnología|y|más|conocimiento|del|el|entorno|verbo auxiliar futuro En el espacio, el país con la mejor tecnología y más conocimiento del entorno, será

be victorious in battle. victorioso en la batalla.

a chance in a space war with China. una oportunidad en una guerra espacial con China.

This brings us to our last comparison between the two countries. ||||||comparación|||| Esto nos lleva a nuestra última comparación entre los dos países.

A comparison that has no winner, instead everyone loses. Una comparación que no tiene ganador, en su lugar todos pierden.

We are talking about nuclear weapons. ||||atomic| nosotros|estamos|hablando|sobre|nucleares|armas Estamos hablando de armas nucleares.

As of right now, China has an estimated total of 320 nuclear warheads. |||||||||||warheads como|de|ahora|ahora|China|tiene|un|estimado|total|de|nucleares|cabezas de guerra En este momento, China tiene un total estimado de 320 ojivas nucleares.

the United States has stockpiled. ||||stockpiled los|Unidos|Estados|ha|acumulado que ha acumulado Estados Unidos.

2,000 of those nukes are awaiting to be dismantled and disposed of. ||nuclear weapons||awaiting|||dismantled||disposed| de|esos|núcleos|están|esperando|a|ser|desmantelados|y|desechados|de 2,000 de esas bombas nucleares están esperando ser desmanteladas y eliminadas.

The human race would be annihilated long before then. |||||completely destroyed||| la|raza|humana|verbo auxiliar condicional|sería|aniquilada|mucho|antes|entonces La raza humana sería aniquilada mucho antes de eso.

that nuclear war never comes. que|nuclear|guerra|nunca|venga que nunca llegue una guerra nuclear.

Although the United States has a slight military advantage over China, we can't underestimate |||||||||||||underestimate aunque|los|Unidos|Estados|tiene|una|ligera|militar|ventaja|sobre|China|nosotros|no podemos|subestimar Aunque los Estados Unidos tienen una ligera ventaja militar sobre China, no podemos subestimar

time, slowly depleting the United States' resources. ||reducing|||| tiempo|lentamente|agotando|los|Estados|Unidos|recursos tiempo, agotando lentamente los recursos de Estados Unidos.

of experience. de|experiencia de experiencia.

what doesn't. lo que|no lo que no.

The United States has been at war almost perpetually in one form or another since World War II, ||||||||almost continuously||||||||| Los|Unidos|Estados|ha|estado|en|guerra|casi|perpetuamente|en|una|forma|o|otra|desde|Mundial|Guerra|II Los Estados Unidos han estado en guerra casi perpetuamente en una forma u otra desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial,

Since the beginning of Desert Storm in 1991, the United States has maintained a military Desde|el|comienzo|de|Desierto|Tormenta|en|el|Unidos|Estados|ha|mantenido|una| Desde el comienzo de la Tormenta del Desierto en 1991, los Estados Unidos han mantenido una presencia militar

presence in the Middle East . In fact, the United States has been fighting in Afghanistan ||||||||||||||Afghanistan |En|los|||en|||||||||Afganistán en el Medio Oriente. De hecho, los Estados Unidos han estado luchando en Afganistán

for almost 18 years. por|casi|años durante casi 18 años.

in the art of war. en|el|arte|de|guerra en el arte de la guerra.

China on the other hand, has not fought a war in over 40 years. China|por|el|otro|lado|ha|no|luchado|una|guerra|en|más de|años China, por otro lado, no ha luchado en una guerra en más de 40 años.

that time. ese|tiempo ese tiempo.

The small country was able to humiliate the Chinese military, forcing them out of their ||||||humiliate|||||||| el|pequeño|país|fue|capaz|de|humillar|el|chino|ejército|forzando|a ellos|fuera|de|su El pequeño país pudo humillar al ejército chino, obligándolos a salir de su

country after only three weeks. país|después|solo|tres|semanas país después de solo tres semanas.

It seems that experience can outweigh sheer numbers during wartime. |||||||||war eso|parece|que|experiencia|puede|superar|pura|números|durante|tiempo de guerra Parece que la experiencia puede superar los números puros durante la guerra.

if it were fought today. si|eso|fuera|luchada|hoy si se luchara hoy.

and upgrade their military as they have been doing over recent years, it will not be long |upgrade||||||||||||||| y|modernizar|su|ejército|como|ellos|han|estado|haciendo|durante|recientes|años|eso|verbo auxiliar futuro|no|será|largo y modernizando su ejército como lo ha estado haciendo en los últimos años, no pasará mucho tiempo

before their military strength surpasses the United States. ||||surpasses||| antes de que|su|militar|fuerza|supere|a|Estados|Unidos antes de que su fuerza militar supere a la de Estados Unidos.

States in the future. Estados|en|el|futuro Estados en el futuro.

and the expansion of their military. y|la|expansión|de|su|militar y la expansión de su ejército.

Within the next decade we at The Infographics Show may need to make a new video to re-evaluate |||||||Infographics||||||||||| dentro|el|próximo|década|nosotros|en|el|Infographics|Show|puede|necesitar|a|hacer|un|nuevo|video|para|| Dentro de la próxima década, nosotros en The Infographics Show podríamos necesitar hacer un nuevo video para reevaluar

People's Liberation Army of China. |||de| Ejército Popular de Liberación de China. Now check out China Finds Something Weird on Dark Side of the Moon. Ahora mira China encuentra algo extraño en el lado oscuro de la Luna.

Or watch another military comparison with USA vs IRAN: Who Would Win? O mira otra comparación militar con EE. UU. vs IRÁN: ¿Quién ganaría?

- Military / Army Comparison 2019. - Comparación Militar / Ejército 2019.

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