Tad
Dimensions' loiterer
This ought to give you pause: http://www.economist.com/blogs/newsbook/2010/08/daily_chart&fsrc=nwl
Chinese warships may not be as large, sophisticated, or powerful as the typical western ships--at the moment--but the fact that they may now have the world's largest fleet of warships does suggest the relative abilities to project power around the world will be shifting in the not so distant future.
Chinese warships may not be as large, sophisticated, or powerful as the typical western ships--at the moment--but the fact that they may now have the world's largest fleet of warships does suggest the relative abilities to project power around the world will be shifting in the not so distant future.