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China Now Tops US in Shipbuilding, Missiles, and Air Defense, DOD Says

Sept. 1, 2020 | By John A. Tirpak
In its 20th assessment of Chinese military power, the Pentagon said China is leading the U.S. and the world in shipbuilding, ballistic missiles, and air defenses. Its combined air and naval air forces are the third-largest in the world and the largest in the Indo-Pacific ...

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