China Is Seen Nearing U.S.’s Military Power In Asia

A Chinese commander adjusts the cap of a soldier in Beijing, ahead of a visit by President François Hollande of France in April. Petar Kujundzic/Reuters

China Is Seen Nearing U.S.’s Military Power In Region -- New York Times

TOKYO — China’s growing industrial might is likely to allow it to mount an increasingly formidable challenge to the military supremacy of the United States in the waters around China that include Japan and Taiwan, though it will probably seek to avoid an outright armed conflict, according to a detailed new report by a group of American researchers.

The report by the nine researchers, published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said the most likely outcome for the next two decades showed China narrowing the gap with the United States in military abilities, in areas including building aircraft carriers and stealth fighter jets. At the same time, the report, to be released Friday, said China’s economic interdependence with the United States and the rest of Asia would probably prevent it from becoming a full-blown, cold-war-style foe, or from using military force to try to drive the United States from the region.

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My Comment: Because U.S. military power is spread around the world .... and China is focused on Asia .... I would state that China has not only matched U.S. power in Asia, but because of their sheer numbers they have surpassed the U.S..