Is a Major East Coast War in China's Interest?

Chongqing doesn't represent most of Western China though. Gansu, Qinghai, those places aren't really being represented by such a big and already prominent province like Sichuan. Moving inland would be very land-efficient: you aren't using up land that you can otherwise grow food with. But I doubt people will move inland to continue their business though. The cost of moving it is just too high. I couldn't think of anyone who can use resources from there other than......maybe glass makers given that you are talking about a desert. It could be an environmental issue too. People will likely over use resources and end up ruining the environment. (The Pandas) Lower wages might attract companies, however.

Now that I think of it, people would move inland anyway if a war come to their house, so it wouldn't be surprising that businesses would move along with the movement of people. But the thing is, if such a scenario happens, people will flood into cities. Unless you can build a settlement somewhere in the middle of no where, I doubt it will do much other than increase competition and over populate the city. (You are including the rural also right?)

But given that the war is 10 years from now, China shouldn't have as big a problem as now by then. And doing so can, while bringing economic help, make you unpopular outside.....like Blair.

Who is there to fight against?
There is not one target which China would be able to defeat with ease (at all?) without major casualties and setbacks to its economy because they are all backed by the US (japan, s.korean, taiwan). a war would be a huge setback to the Chinese economy for years to come and we don't want none of that (UN sanctions). War is not in China's interest but it will be carried out if there is no other option.

Why don't you consult the China collapse guys? China's economy is only at 2.225 Billion USD, giving it a per capita GDP of 1711 USD per person. If you adjust for purchasing power parity, it looks a bit better, with a PCGDP of 6800 USD per person, and a PPP-adjusted GDP nearing that of the United States. Hell, at present growth rates, in 4 years, China's GDP adjusted for PPP will exceed that of the United States.


Little bit more of this sort of political BS and this thread will be closed!!!

Gollevainen, Super moderator

You all seem obsessed with the economy. There are things far more important than the economy- it’s important to remember that the economy is a tool of the state, the state is not a tool of the economy. If harming the economy is beneficial to the state, the state ought to harm the economy. In this case, though, the greatest benefit to the state would not be done by going to war. The best thing for the Party to do would be to issue a mandate and force industry to the interior. From there, the eastern seaboard will regrow- some investor confidence will be lost, but with assurances that it was a strategic move that will not be repeated, the confidence will be able to be kept and expanded easily enough. At the end of the day, investors need China more than China needs investors. This accomplishes all the good parts of a war in the east without all the messy bits.