No claim of expertise. But what makes you think they'll go further. I go by what China already builds. Let take a look at tanks, bombers, surface ships, submarines, etc. Equipment, while outdated, they have built. But you don't see numbers anywhere near the former USSR. And China produces 4 times the steel that the former USSR did at their height. The former USSR, consumed only half as much energy as the US, but built a navy that was larger. China, on the hand, now consumes more energy than the US and the gap will only grow. Yet, you still don't see a navy that is larger than the US navy.
Not yet.
China at one time had a mind-bogglingly large navy.
With us sending so much money, technology and resources to China, I see no reason why China would not do so again.
We err greatly, attributing western thinking to China. China does not seek parity.
China seeks dominance.