Is The Chinese Navy Overrated?

On the surface: Sailors in the Chinese navy on review
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China's 'Increasing Naval Threat' Overstated -- Defense Tech

China's Navy -- officially the Peoples Liberation Army's Navy -- held an impressive naval review in the historic port city of Qingdao on 23 April, the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy. By any criteria, the event was a great success. Beyond a Chinese contingent of 2 nuclear and 2 diesel-electric submarines, 5 missile destroyers, and 6 frigates, there were 21 ships representing 14 other nations at the review. The U.S. Navy's contribution to the anniversary celebration was the Aegis missile destroyer Fitzgerald (DDG 62).

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My Comment: This puts everything into perspective. But the question has never been what the Chinese Navy is like today .... the question has always been on what the Chinese Navy will be like tomorrow.

The answer is obvious .... the Chinese Government clearly want a deep blue sea Navy. But while it will take time .... the one thing that I have always learned about the Chinese is that they have always been very patient.