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To: TobagoJack who wrote (84325)	12/9/2011 8:36:55 PM
From: Hawkmoon	3 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 217574

Guess you didn't bother to read the rest of that paragraph.. " "However, a draft in China has never been enforced due to large numbers of volunteers from China's huge population. Demobilized servicemen are carried in a ready reserve, which is reinforced by a standby reserve of veterans and by the militia." Service is mandatory, but they are more selective and many Chinese peasants join as a means of social advancement. The US, so far as I know, has never had mandatory service. Though, I'm not sure it wouldn't be such a bad idea. But suffice it to say, China possesses the largest military on earth. And combine that with N. Korea, it's even larger. Of course, maybe they need that many soldiers since they lose so many when they do go to war.. I believe there were 200-400 thousand Chinese dead during the Korean war while the US suffered 41,000 dead and MIA. D.P.R. Korea: 215,000 dead 303,000 wounded 120,000 MIA or POW[4] P.R. China (Official data): 183,108 dead (including non-combat deaths) 383,218 wounded 25,621 MIA 21,400 POW[5][6][7] (U.S. estimate):[4] 400,000+ dead 486,000 wounded 21,000 POW Soviet Union: 282 dead[8] Total: 1,187,682–1,545,822 en.wikipedia.org now, back to the issues at hand, is china waging war all around the planet? answer, no. Not yet.. but they are rattling their sabers over the S. China sea, trying to claim the entire thing for themselves.. And a lot of other nations depend upon that sea for commercial transport, as well as economic resources which are legitimately within their claim as well. If you can't see how bellicose Chinese PLA rhetoric is driving the nations of the region back into US sphere of influence, you're blind.. And the Tibetans still feel occupied and resentful. But of course, in your eyes, that was never an invasion.. Hawk