US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said in 2020 that even if the US were to stop building ships, it would take years for China to match the US Navy's power

China has the capacity to build PLA combat ships at 200 times the rate that the US can, per leaked US Navy intelligence

By News on the Net -- Insider——Bio and Archives--October 2, 2023

China's shipbuilding capacity is 232 times greater than the US, per leaked US Navy intelligence.

A leaked US Navy briefing slide with the information circulated online in July, per The War Zone, an online newsletter. The slide was titled "PLAN vs. USN Naval Force Laydown," and appeared to be marked "unclassified." ---More...

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