This is How a Bloody U.S.-China War Could Start ( Source- The National Interest / Author- Chen Pokong)
USS John C Stennis ( Image credits- United States Navy) Source- The National Interest Author- Chen Pokong Editor's note: The following is a translation of Chapter 14 of the book If the U.S.and China Go to War《假如中美开战》 by the author and analyst Chen Pokong. The current volume was published in Chinese in 2013 and was later translated to Japanese. The chapter sketches the hypothetical beginnings of a conflict scenario between the United States and China. In it, the U.S. responds to provocative Chinese cyberattacks by launching one of its own, tearing down the Great Firewall. In response, Chinese authorities clamp down Internet access completely, which America quickly responds to. Ultimately, regime-organized street violence endangers the lives of American consular staff, and U.S.-China relations quickly descend from the current modus vivendi to outright hostilities. While both the United States and China can be expected to avoid going to war, it’s by no means dif