In each case the world's existing naval powers were forced to take note of the upstarts, conducting their own naval buildups in order to counter the new kids on the block.
torsdag 2. desember 2021
China's navy buildup really is remarkable, but it may create a new set of headaches for Beijing
The rise of China's navy (PLAN) has truly been remarkable by any benchmark anyone could reasonably set. Since the dawn of ironclad navies, the world has seen at least four major, massive naval expansions from negligible foundations. In the years before World War I, both the US Navy and the Imperial German Navy expanded from nearly negligible foundations to build world-challenging fleets. At the end of World War II, the Soviet Navy experienced a similar rapid expansion, rising to meet Moscow's aspirations to global power.
In each case the world's existing naval powers were forced to take note of the upstarts, conducting their own naval buildups in order to counter the new kids on the block.
In each case the world's existing naval powers were forced to take note of the upstarts, conducting their own naval buildups in order to counter the new kids on the block.
