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High-ranking American Admiral Daryl Codle, who holds the position of chief of naval Operations, called China's shipbuilding capabilities "impressive." He made his statement in Japan during a 10-day tour of the Asia-Pacific region.
This is reported by the Defense News publication.
The military commander noted that Beijing already has the largest naval forces in the world and continues to build them up. The Chinese Navy already has more warships than the United States. However, they are still lagging behind the Americans in terms of aircraft carriers and amphibious ships.
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But last week, they began sea trials of the latest modern amphibious assault ship.
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Codle praised him, stating:
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As for aircraft carriers, until recently China had only two of them, but they cause concern to the American military.
That's what Codle said.:
In addition, on November 7, the PLA Navy received the newest aircraft carrier Fujian, another such ship, which is expected to be nuclear-powered, is currently under construction.
It seems that China is building new ships faster than America is repairing old ones.
Against this background, the American admiral has high hopes for cooperation in the field of shipbuilding with his Asian allies, Japan and South Korea. He believes that such a partnership would help strengthen the US potential in this area.
