This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact The Epoch Times Reprints.
The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the USS Ronald Reagan seen during a U.S.–South Korea combined naval exercise in East Sea, South Korea, on Sept. 29, 2022. South Korean Defense Ministry via Getty Images
As a career naval intelligence officer, I spent years observing China’s maritime ascent. Briefing after briefing warned of China’s increasingly aggressive intentions of sea power, and yet, all that analytical churn has had a negligible effect on U.S. naval posture.
