Chinese Regime Races for Naval Supremacy, Building 8 Cruisers While US Builds None

The sudden surge in the regime’s naval power may invite war, say experts

The first Type 055 destroyer (classified by Western sources as a cruiser) for China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy, in Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard on June 28, 2017. China is reportedly building at least five and possibly up to eight Type 055s. People’s Liberation Army Navy

The Chinese regime has been challenging U.S. military supremacy for years with an all-out military buildup.  The construction of multiple large, high-tech naval cruisers may signal an altering of the balance of power in Asian waters and is a harbinger of increased global competition between the two naval powers.

The mass production of the advanced warship design—which was only a topic of speculation among observers until the year 2017—is being rolled out at a lightning speed. As many as eight brand-new hulls are being built at the same time that the U.S. Navy has no viable plan to replace any of its 22 existing cruisers, which are decades old.