The South Korean Navy's Aegis destroyer King Sejong the Great, front, sails with US and Japanese ships during a joint drill off the east coast of the Korean peninsula on Feb. 22. South Korea Defense Ministry/AP
CNN: These may be the world’s best warships. And they’re not American
Seoul, South Korea CNN — It’s a growing problem that has United States naval commanders scratching their heads: How to keep up with China’s ever-expanding fleet of warships.
Not only is China’s navy already the world’s largest, its numerical lead over the US is getting wider, with the head of the US Navy warning recently that American shipyards simply can’t keep up. Some experts estimate China can build three warships in the time it takes the US to build one.
It is just one of the concerns, alongside Beijing’s increasing aggression in the South China Sea and around Taiwan, that’s likely to be weighing on the mind of US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as he joins top military figures from across the region at this weekend’s Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
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WNU Editor: Building US-designed vessels in Japan or South Korean shipyards may make sense economically. But politically it is not going to happen.
America got content fighting weak enemies. lets hope south korea and japan continue to build there forces i guess? Cause nato/us aint gonna do it
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