China is flexing its muscle with a huge naval transformation, including acquisition of strategic platforms that mean the most populous nation on Earth is becoming a blue-water navy, with power to deny access to U.S. and other nations. So said Larry Wortzel, vice chairman of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, in a hearing by the panel focused on the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and its Navy, or PLAN. "China has made great strides in modernizing its naval forces,"…
China Seen Making Huge Strides In Naval Force, Becoming Blue-Water Navy With Access Denial Powers And Global Reach, Commission Official Says
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