China has come a long way since the “Great Leap Forward” days of Mao-Tse-Dung when they had barely a few working tanks.
A nation can only military power if it is an economic power first. Obama & the democrats have reduced this economy to a disgraceful situation with multi-Trillion dollar deficits, Obamacare, regulations galore, restrictions on energy exploration, and throwing all kinds of obstacles in front of small & medium size businesses. If he wins a 2nd term, I will not be shocked if China will be able to project gretaer military power than us. But then we will be closer to France and Germany in military strength, which is the goal of this president.
Obama would sell the whole US Navy to China and Russia if he could get away with it.