Originally Posted by
dawg80
China has scrapped plans for air craft carriers #5 and #6, which would have been their only nuclear powered carriers. They said they were nixing plans in February, then said they changed their minds after Trump pulled together that coalition of nations, India, Japan, etc...but now they have announced they are once again, scrapping plans. They will have 4 carriers, two older Soviet-designed ski-jump carriers, and two slightly better, "flat tops" with catapults.
Meanwhile Japan has announced they are close to launching two carriers...true carriers, with US-built F-35's. They will be Japan's first aircraft carriers in 75 years. They do have two helicopter carriers.
The Chicoms are getting their butts kicked in the arms' race and will, no doubt, pursue a different strategy, one of "let's hope Biden gets elected, and we can again walk all over America!"