China's rise to a naval power

[Commander Wallace]

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China hasn't been in the power projection long enough relative to the U.S, England or France. All of these countries, especially the U.S have honed their power projection abilities, especially the U.S, over many generations. Germany also knows how to build advanced submarines that can deploy equally advanced anti ship weapons. Finland and Sweden also build advanced weapon systems as well.

However, the Ukrainians have demonstrated just how effective anti ship missiles can be in an access denial scenario and or strategy. Power projection is one thing but using aircraft carriers in a contested area is another. Chinese carriers would be just as vulnerable and perhaps, more so.

These anti ship weapons can be delivered not only from the air but also submarines where the U.S has a decided technological advantage in deploying platforms like submarines and aircraft. The U.S has been in the submarine game longer than the Chinese as well and have the weapons and know how to show that.


The Chinese are watching the Ukrainian / Russian war unfold and understand the lethality of not only U.S made weapons but also the weapons of other NATO countries and also the indigenous weapons made by the Ukraine. Ships attacking Taiwan could effectively be reduced to smouldering hulks utilizing the same tactics and weapons supplied by the U.S and other NATO countries.