The U.S. has by far the largest aircraft-carrier fleet in the world, but China is catching up on technology and design with its new vessel–the Fujian. WSJ compares the two superpowers’ best military ships to understand their strategic goals.
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Geography tells us that America needs aircraft carriers more than Russia or China since their ambitions can primarily be obtained on and across land compared to America that must cross vast areas of water, so don't underestimate our adversaries based upon boats.
Congratulations! The United States inflated the war between Ukraine and Russia, convinced the European Union to stop trade and logistics through the largest country on earth, which led to a thousandfold increase in prices, since now everything has to be transported not through Russia, the United States is convincing the European Union to abandon oil and gas from Russia, which will raise world prices even higher! And you wonder why gas stations have such prices. That's all the USA has done! There is no need to say, "And let Russia not attack Ukraine." think about where the USA is and where Ukraine is! All this affects world prices. If the United States wanted peace, they would not have sent weapons to Ukraine and would have told Zelensky to conclude a peace treaty with Russia, they would have lifted sanctions on trade and prices would have been reduced! The United States is fleecing its citizens to the level of poverty, taking advantage of the situation with Russia.
The United States is provoking conflicts more and more, new arms shipments lead to even more clashes and deaths. Everything that happens in Europe is the business of the United States, not Russia. The United States is using the situation with Russia to rob its own people and sow chaos in Europe. Russia has been asking everyone not to touch it for a long time, 10 years ago, why are you poking at it with a stick? The bear attacks not because he wants to, but because he was plugged with a stick and he was tired of hitting the stick with his paw. Stop touching the bear, you are like naughty children in the zoo who poke the bear with a stick, and then cry that the bear bit. The United States has been inciting Ukraine to poke Russia with a stick for 8 years, and Russia has responded, so why are they now saying that Russia is the aggressor? No. The aggressor is Ukraine because of the incitement of the United States. That's the reason. Stop provoking Russia into conflicts, live peacefully with it, and everything will be fine. You are to blame for what is happening in Ukraine.
Made in China it's not reliable its gonna break like anything made in China
It don't make a fux what it's equipped with it might as well be a septic tank dummy nuke missile because not once has either side used what they said "they needed" it's more to sell propagated scams than actual war because both Congress & CCP would rather torture both publics than positively help manage so yeah spectators can't beat karma
China been bitting the USA stuff for years there stuff are made cheap.
US army has not won any war in 20th century 😊☝️
US is the best! The US will protect the world! 🌎
All their stuff was made in China sooooooo ?
Made in USA vs made in China, who will win quality wise and durability…
The biggest disadvantage for the USA is poor leadership. I don't think for a minute this woke military can execute a successful war.
Aircraft carriers mean nothing to China. Missiles they use can one shot them.
You better listen to Peter Zeihan
People arent factoring in japan here… the second most powerful naval force on earth. And the only other blue water navy that exists bar the usa
lambot bakal china na yan ..isang tera ng bomba….. malunod na yan🤣🤣🤣🤣….
hindi matibay pagkagawa…..
I would say that’s huge, one is nuclear the other not.
The difference there's are like WW2 aircraft carriers ours are twice as big a modern nuclear carrier for real like a night and day difference.
Could it be that the Fujian is used close to China and not as a vessel to explore far beyond its waters? If anything, this gives China experience as they develop more capable aircraft carriers.
"A war with China is stupid." ( Colonel MacGregor, 2022)
The bigger the carrier, the slower it is on the sea
I bet you if you take apart Chinese aircraft carriers you see American technologies.
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So we should be worried that china has blue water ambitions after it pouts out a diesel powered carrier than needs to be refueled every 4-6 days? Cant we see the huge problem about this considering china doesn't pump most of its oil? Basically this carrier needs a supply train of fuel ships to stay active
If China uses this carrier or any others to attack US interests, I can assure you it'll be 80,000 tons heading to the bottom of the ocean in double quick time. US has more nuclear submarines than China, and will already be conducting exercises in preparation for protecting both the surface fleet and US interests. 🇺🇸
Nobody wins nuclear war 🤷
Hate to tell you this but China's going to take Taiwan 🤷
China's aircraft carrier can not go or leave it's coastal waters because like everything else "Made in China" it will break and fall apart because of poor parts and disgruntled workers with little pay and sleep.,
The CCP steals technology all over the world and builds their own.
However, many times they steal what that country wanted them to steal and they spend millions on things that either won't work or will break, sorta like what they build in everthing else.
The carrier operation experience of usa is large and immense which can't be compared to other countries.
Even india has greater carrier operating experience than China
India first bought carrier in 1960s and still operating them….
Good god that ridzwan rahmat guy looks like he had a serious bout of measles or chicken pox at some point
In the age of long range precision missiles why are we talking about aircraft carriers? The advantage we have are in submarines. Build more of those because those surface ships are not going anywhere near China.
the ghost of past presidents protecting the US through their incarnations as battleships.
China has zero naval combat experience… A big navy means nothing if you have no experience.
USA has 80+years of experience with carrier groups in combat.
China…0.