China has been investing so much in shipbuilding over the past 18 years that it can now build more ships in a month than the United States can in a year — and Beijing aims to keep widening its advantage. If the U.S. military does not soon catch up to this capacity, it risks finding itself off-guard and ill-equipped in a conflict scenario. China’s recent expansions should alarm American military planners and spur investments to bolster naval power.
China has ramped up shipbuilding. Satellite images reveal the alarming scale.
America needs to expand shipyards and work with allies to keep its fleet ready for battle.
