China’s Naval Power Threatens America’s National Security, Does Anyone Really Care?

Type 001A, China's second aircraft carrier, is transferred from the dry dock into the water during a launch ceremony at Dalian shipyard in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on April 26, 2017. China has launched its first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier, state media said on April 26, as the country seeks to transform its navy into a force capable of projecting power onto the high seas. STR/AFP via Getty Images

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In the first four months of 2021, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) demonstrated its continuing efforts and growing ability to dominate the high seas of the Western Pacific and, in the process, to negate the power and influence of the U.S. Navy. This change in the balance of naval power hasn’t only destabilized the region, but threatens the safety and security of the average American—and anyone else who doesn’t want to live under the thumb of the Chinese Communist Party.