China's Navy Is Building An Incredible Number Of Warships

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Image Analysis of photo of Chinese shipyard showing multiple warships at various stages of construction, including an aircraft carrier. December 13, 2019. H I Sutton, with permission from @Loongnaval

Forbes: The Chinese Navy Is Building An Incredible Number Of Warships

While the U.S. Navy launches a handful of AEGIS destroyers each year, the single image below of a Shanghai shipyard shows nine newly constructed Chinese warships. China’s Navy, known as the PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy), is modernizing at an impressive rate. And on a vast scale. A key ingredient is the construction of a fleet of large destroyers, amphibious warships and aircraft carriers. The below photo, snapped from an airplane window on December 13, and shared on social media, captures the vast scale of this construction.

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WNU Editor: The Chinese have a number of navy shipyards building warships. The world naval balance is indeed shifting.