F-15SE is not stealthy. It only slightly modifies the tails. J-10B has more RCS reducing airframe modifications than F-15SE does. DSI hides the engine blades. If you can’t hide the engine blades, you are done for!

The Arab countries were not able to beat Israel despite having much more territory and population and numerical advantage. What makes some ppl think America can beat China? China is over 9.5 million square kilometers and over 1 billion population. :rolleyes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Day_War

J-10B is so advanced 1 J-10B can destroy 8 F-16C Block 20 in a single sortie with simultaneous engagement.

Let’s also not forget that Han Chinese are one of the 12 Lost Tribes of Israel. Americans would be crazy to mess with Han Chinese. :rolleyes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edhtdoPukk0

@thobbes

CJ-10 is launched from land, protected by HQ-9 and HT-233 air defense and others.

Unimportant. It will take time until they have reached IOC, let alone full combat capability.

F-18E took 4 years to achieve IOC after first flight in 1995. J-10B first flight 2008 so expected IOC is 2013 or 2014. Both F-18E and J-10B are totally redesigns of early designs.

… or erase the debt to zero if US win. Anyway, any large scale conflict with US would be nuclear with no chance for China to win. In the end, both countries incl. the whole planet would be on the losing side.

The effect of nuclear weapons on planet Earth is like ticks on a dog. Nuclear weapons are not powerful enough to wipe out humanity.

Chances are the US would not get involved. Let’s suppose somehow that the US does get involved. Quantitative advantage of American forces would be neutralized by qualitative edge of Chinese forces. Type 052D is superior to any warship of the US navy. J-10B is superior to any war jet of the US air force except possibly F-22. J-10B and KJ-2000 combo has no rival in the US air force. The US cannot hold a prolonged war against China. 1 billion + people is simply too much.

In the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, suppose the US somehow gets involved, American strategy would be to have a quick war whereas Chinese strategy would be to fight a dragged out war lasting as long as years because America cannot afford to fight a bogged down war halfway around the world given its weak economic situation.

@Mercurius, you underestimate HQ-9. It is superior to the latest Patriot.

The underground Communist party is quite a threat in Taiwan. In the event of a Chinese invasion, they would insurrect from within. We all saw how big the banned Muslim Brotherhood got in Egypt and Libya and Syria in early 2011, quite unknowingly to the ruling powers of those countries.

Actually, black people pose more of a threat to America than Muslims pose a threat to China. :p