Winning: Chinese Military Surpassing the West
Ezoic
October 17, 2025: China is now building its first nuclear powered aircraft carrier. The new ship appears to be similar to the latest class of American carriers, the Fords.
The prospect of a war between China and Pacific Rim democracies increases as China seeks to acquire foreign natural resources by force or negotiations or intimidation. The signs are unmistakable now and have been evolving for over four decades. This Chinese strategy began to emerge as the growth of the Chinese navy began in the 1990s and really accelerated after 2000. This was made possible by China becoming the largest shipbuilder in the world.
In 2024 Chinese yards built more commercial ships, in terms of tonnage, than the American shipbuilding industry had since World War II. The Chinese navy currently consists of nearly 400 ships and that will grow to over 420 ships by 2030. At the same time the U.S. Navy currently has 296 ships and by 2030 will have only 294. There is such an acute shortage of naval shipyards in the United States that the U.S. Navy has begun sending ships needing maintenance and upgrades to South Korea, and possibly Japan as well. Both are within striking distance of the Chinese air force. The U.S. government and naval leadership dismissed the possibility of this catastrophe, preferring to spend most of their budget building new ships and upgrading old ones. This is no longer possible with the small remnants of the American ship building industry.
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