US Navy Secretary warns China’s Navy is growing at an aggressive pace

Chinese Warship A Chinese warship is seen taking part in exercises in the Arabian Sea near Karachi, Pakistan, on February 13. China's People's Liberation Army Navy now has approximately 340 ships

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • China’s naval fleet is growing and the US ‘can’t keep up’ with the warship buildup as Beijing uses its sea power to project an ‘increasingly aggressive military posture globally,’ Navy Secretary warns
  • US Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro voiced concern in remarks on Wednesday
  • Said China has 340 active warships, compared to about 280 for the US Navy
  • Claimed US naval shipyards can’t match the output of Chinese ones
  • Del Toro said China plans to field a fleet of 440 ships by 2030, far outstripping the Pentagon’s stated goal is to have 350 manned ships by 2045.
  • Del Toro claimed in remarks to reporters that China’s shipbuilding capacity far exceeds that of the US, saying that China has 13 shipyards, including one that has a shipbuilding capacity greater than all US yards combined, according to CNN.

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