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  • US can’t keep up with China’s warship building, Navy Secretary says

    02/22/2023 2:28:00 PM PST · by hardspunned · 120 replies
    CNN ^ | 2/22/23 | Brad Linden
    China’s navy has significant advantages over its US rival, including a bigger fleet and greater shipbuilding capacity, as Beijing seeks to project its power across the oceans, the head of the United States Navy said Tuesday. Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, US Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said China “consistently attempts to violate the maritime sovereignty and economic well-being of other nations including our allies in the South China Sea and elsewhere.” They got a larger fleet now so they’re deploying that fleet globally,” he said, adding that Washington must upgrade the US fleet in response....
  • Chinese, Russian naval vessels circled Japan over three weeks in June

    07/03/2022 3:11:16 PM PDT · by RomanSoldier19 · 21 replies
    https://www.unionleader.com ^ | y Alex Wilson and Hana Kusumoto Stars and Stripes
    Three Chinese warships completed a 17-day circuit around the Japanese archipelago on Wednesday, following a route similar to one taken by Russian warships earlier in June. Two Chinese guided-missile destroyers and a replenishment oiler steamed through the Miyako Strait, between Okinawa and Miyako Island, around 11 p.m. Wednesday, Japan's Joint Staff said in a news release Thursday. The Joint Staff confirmed the same ships were spotted June 12 starting a journey that took them past Japan's largest islands. A flotilla of seven Russian vessels began a similar journey June 15, of which five completed a circuit around Japan on June...