It’s longer than two football fields. It carries more missiles than any destroyer in the American fleet. And worst of all – it’s made in China. Beijing is launching these Type 055 destroyers at a pace the US simply cannot match. The Chinese navy is now the largest in the world – and the gap is getting wider every year. But as Washington scrambles for a solution, it has so far overlooked an interesting possibility. The best warships in the world are already out there – and they’re low-cost, fast to build, and fully equipped to go toe-to-toe with China’s finest. They’re just not where anyone has been looking for them…
Source: Why China’s Destroyers Are Unstoppable (And What Actually Stops Them)
