China cannot match the United States despite its military ships …

WASHINGTON – Chief of the Pentagon or Minister of Defense United States of America (United States) Mark Esper says Marina China could not match the strength of the US Navy despite the numbers military ship Beijing is much more.

Esper pledged to increase the size of the US fleet beyond 355 ships, an ambitious goal that had been set since 2016. (Read: China has already surpassed the US in the number of navies, land missiles and air missile systems)

The number of military vessels of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLAN) Navy is already 10 more than the US Navy and will continue to grow. However, the Esper was not overly concerned. Esper, in a forum hosted by the RAND Corporation earlier this week, said that the United States Navy was still on top of the world.

The current number of US military ships is 293. While China already has about 350 military ships. “I want to make it clear that China cannot match the United States in terms of naval strength,” Esper said. (Read: Chinese Communist Party declares war on ASEAN countries and the US)

“Even if we stop building new ships, it will take years (for China) to close the gap in our offshore capabilities,” he was quoted as saying by Sputniknews on Friday (9/18/2020).

“The number of ships is important, but they don’t tell the whole story. They don’t discuss the types of ships and the capabilities of the ships that count; the skills of the crews that operate them; the skills of the officers who run them; or the the way we fight them. “

“Still, we have to go ahead; we have to defend overcome kita; and we will continue to build modern ships to ensure we continue to be the best navy in the world, “said Esper. (Read: China Fires Killer Aircraft Missiles, Warning To US)

He wants a target of more than 355 ships, both manned and unmanned, built on time and on a limited budget.

Project Report “China Power“from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) reveals that Beijing’s military goal is to have 425 ships by 2030. In addition to its increased number of ships and naval troops, Beijing has also invested heavily in long-range anti-ship missiles. far as a match for the US Navy.

Beijin himself claims that US weapons cannot match China’s arsenal, which includes cruise missiles, ground and air ballistic missiles and even hypersonic weapons. (Also read: Chinese media flirt with Indonesia for opposing China’s claims in the South China Sea)

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