Communist China’s Rise as a Naval Power Is Taking Place as America’s Naval Power Is Ebbing

The expansion of China’s navy is on a scale not seen since the Axis Powers of the 1930s.

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A military honor guard in 2014 at Communist China's navy headquarters outside Beijing. AP/Stephen Shaver, pool

Due to its commitments elsewhere, none of America’s carrier groups are patrolling in the vast Pacific Ocean, and manpower shortages are confining ships to port. With Communist China’s naval power growing by the day, the danger it poses is approaching a highwater mark.

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