RAND has compiled a “scorecard” on U.S. and Chinese military capabilities on 10 operational areas using open, unclassified sources. Two scenarios were generated: a Taiwan invasion and a Spratly Islands campaign.
Graphic: RAND
The think tank looked at different points in time from 1996 to 2017 and concluded that based on current trajectories for both military, the United States will loose overwhelming advantage in some of the operational areas by 2017, especially in a Taiwan invasion.
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Quick view shows decline in US vs China scenario, due to (1) Chinese technology advancement, (2) US technology stagnation (relative to weapons) and (3) US inattention to the Asian area of interest. I had surely rather see the politicians discuss how we address this issue than discussion E-Mails, war on women, abortion, and candidate personalities!