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China's growing naval might challenges US supremacy in Asia
China had 183 cruisers, destroyers, small surface ships and submarines last year, compared with 188 for the US
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Thu, Jun 1, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Hong Kong
SHIP by ship, port by port, China has over the past two decades been assembling one of the essential engines of global power: a modern navy capable of projecting force far from home.
China's "blue water" navy - and how to respond to it - will be on the minds of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, US Defense Secretary James Mattis and others gathering in Singapore this weekend for Asia's most high-profile security conference, the Shangri-La Dialogue.
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