So China 2014/2015 pulls an Argentina 1982...
First, where would they land? There are not a lot of opportune targets in Alaska to invade and very little infrastructure to support a massive invasion. Hawaii would see any major fleet coming long before it got there, and the West Coast does not have a lot of places where a landing is feasible. Los Angeles and SoCal perhaps but the area is densely populated while Eastern and Northern California has lots of well-armed folks who might not take so well to an invasion. Oregon has very few beaches that could sustain such a landing force and minimal infrastructure behind them outside of Portland. Similar scenario for Washington State, unless they choose to try for Seattle in which case we have a giant Trident facility out there.
Second, why would China decide to invade at all? Economic warfare is much easier than military invasions anymore and Beijing has significant internal issues to address. If not for the writing system and current regime there is little to stop China from being broken into about half a dozen countries (Tibet [Lhasa], Chinese Turkminestan, Manchuria [Harbin], Central China [Chunqing], Southern China [Shanghai], and Noth Central China [Beijing]). Taiwan would be recognized internationally, the world's major manufacturer of cheap consumer goods would be eliminated, and 15-20% of total US debt would be neutralized in a matter of weeks. It would probably force the US to redevelop some manufacturing capacity at least for higher-end electronics if nothing else and serve as a warning that the US is still a major global power on the block.
First, where would they land? There are not a lot of opportune targets in Alaska to invade and very little infrastructure to support a massive invasion. Hawaii would see any major fleet coming long before it got there, and the West Coast does not have a lot of places where a landing is feasible. Los Angeles and SoCal perhaps but the area is densely populated while Eastern and Northern California has lots of well-armed folks who might not take so well to an invasion. Oregon has very few beaches that could sustain such a landing force and minimal infrastructure behind them outside of Portland. Similar scenario for Washington State, unless they choose to try for Seattle in which case we have a giant Trident facility out there.
Second, why would China decide to invade at all? Economic warfare is much easier than military invasions anymore and Beijing has significant internal issues to address. If not for the writing system and current regime there is little to stop China from being broken into about half a dozen countries (Tibet [Lhasa], Chinese Turkminestan, Manchuria [Harbin], Central China [Chunqing], Southern China [Shanghai], and Noth Central China [Beijing]). Taiwan would be recognized internationally, the world's major manufacturer of cheap consumer goods would be eliminated, and 15-20% of total US debt would be neutralized in a matter of weeks. It would probably force the US to redevelop some manufacturing capacity at least for higher-end electronics if nothing else and serve as a warning that the US is still a major global power on the block.