With so many Chinese military personnel, if they invaded our west coast, could we stop them?

Does anyone really think they can swim that far? They sure as hell don't have the sea power to project strength across the Pacific. They barely have enough to overwhelm Taiwan.

If they promise to stop and just take CA, do we even bother to try and stop them.

Since the question presupposes invasion of the west coast, just let the liberal gun lobby led by Jerry Brown, the ladies of The View, Meryl Streep, et al. explain the gun laws to them and collect up the Chi-com AK's on the beach..

Fun question. But it will never happen. They have no ability to get enough troops here to even try. Navy and AF would put paid to that before they ever even set foot here. I'd be more worried about eventual kinetic bombardment from orbit, an ability you can be sure every military power is racing to get to.

That said, if they joined forces with Russia and invaded through Alaska...that would be problematic.

While I do not claim to be an expert on the Chinese Army, and I took the following description from the internet, I believe it to be fairly accurate in terms of numbers. China’s Army—officially the People’s Liberation Army Ground Forces (PLAGF)— is the largest army in Asia. Numbering 1.6 million active duty troops, the PLAGF is charged with securing China’s borders, providing a capability to project land power in China’s neighborhood and increasingly, on a global scale.

I think the Pacific Ocean provides us with enough of a buffer to deter a determined assault on our western shores. Sustaining an invasion force from over 6,000 miles away presents its own challenges coupled with US Naval and Aviation superiority for the west coast that i believe would prevent invasion plans anytime soon.

I think a bigger challenge would be facing the Chinese military in the Pacific where they seem to be flexing some muscle and expanding their naval and aviation capabilities.

at 6,000 rounds per minute, a Mini gun every 20 yards running freegun in remote turrets might work

While I hold no love for California I do respect the ability of the Navy and Marines to hold the line along with the Air Force, Army, and National Guard units also in California. Not to mention their amphibious invasion would have had to bypass Hawaii and our Fleet in the Pacific.

Combine this with nearby National Guard and Reserve units being activated to assist in repelling the invasion the Air Force and Air Forces of the Marine Corps and Navy would not make it easy to advance. While the Forces on the West Coast and the immediate back up of the Reserve Component are holding them in place the Active Component would mobilize and prepare for a counter attack on China as well as aiding in forcing them off our shores.

Holding the line is something I believe we could do, evacuating the Civilians would be difficult.

That being said their Naval Air Forces might slip past our defenses and target Civilians, that in addition to potentially deploying ground forces by air and using missiles to hit Military and Civilian targets.

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They could invade South America or Mexico and do their land invasion via the Southern Border but we would detect a movement that large and intercept it. Unless China secured an Alliance with Mexico the Mexican Military though weaker would assist us in repelling the Chinese. Not to mention the Canadian Navy and Air Force as well.

Top that off with China attacking a NATO member or two and well there we have World War III.

Your not looking at just the Military stopping them, but every household with a weapon. We are the most armed country in the world. They would have people sniping at them 24-7 from everywhere.

Those that were able to swim the 200 or so miles from where their ships were sunk would be too tired to mount much of a fight. Perhaps if west coast food banks could meet them on the beach with some General Tso's Chicken we could win them over and get some cheap labor to build the wall.

With our eye in the sky early warnings we would be well prepped. Build a line defense along the mountains on the Nevada and Az border the clean house from there. Cali wants to be free so be it with the no gun zones and it would be a free for all until they hit that line we set up. I bet Cali would wake up then about not wanting to be on the band wagon. Seems right to me. Oregon and Washington may be ok not sure yet lol j/k j/k
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