Remember, our Navy runs into merchant shipping - not once, but repeatedly. Not the most confidence inspiring tendency. But the PLAN operates in the same area and they *don’t* run into merchant shipping.
Our military is heavily damaged from the Obama years and is actually having to play catchup with other countries at current. Even if you use the normal Chinese corrective factor (divide any claim in half), you should be concerned about their technical capabilities.
Do you know what you are talking about?
“But the PLAN operates in the same area and they *don’t* run into merchant shipping.”
Our Navy has a lot of manning issues, no doubt. But the fact that we suddenly can’t rely on our satellite-base NAV systems in THAT part of the world suggests localized jamming. Especially when you realize that there are no reported close-calls with PLAN vessels.