China navy power growing in the Pacific
A congressional advisory panel sounded a warning Wednesday
about China's military buildup, predicting Beijing could possess the largest
fleet of modern submarine and combatant ships in the western Pacific by 2020. The
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission said China's military
modernization is altering the balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region and
challenging decades of U.S. pre-eminence.
The report's assessment of China's naval capabilities draws
on information from think tanks and U.S. naval intelligence. It said China is
known to be building seven classes of vessels, including nuclear and diesel
submarines, destroyers and other warships. It expects the naval modernization
to continue for the "forseeable future."
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