Chinese Shipbuilding Capacity Over 200 Times Greater Than The US, Claims Navy Intelligence

Chinese Shipbuilding Capacity Over 200 Times Greater Than The US, Claims Navy Intelligence

A leaked slide from the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence (abbreviated the ONI) has raised some concerns regarding China’s ever-expanding navy and its shipbuilding capabilities that surpass those of the U.S.

The slide which circulated online, shows that China’s shipyards have a capacity of more than 232 times that of the U.S., with China producing nearly 23.2 million tons of vessels compared to less than 100,000 tons in the U.S.

The ONI also estimated that China boasted 355 naval vessels in 2020, while the U.S. had about 296, and such a disparity is likely to keep growing.

The Chinese dominance in commercial shipping has implications for U.S. security and the economy, as a significant portion of the global supply chain relies on Chinese shipping.

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/chinese-shipbuilding-capacity-over-200-times-greater-than-the-us-claims-navy-intelligence/

Warships are a category where a comparison of number can give an extremely inaccurate impression. However shipbuilding is an industry the US has allowed to languish and will pay a price, should it ever become key again.

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Chinese Shipbuilding Capacity Over 200 Times Greater Than The US, Claims Navy Intelligence (Original post)	sarisataka	Sep 15	OP
I have heard that their aircraft carrier is lacking in some regards, so yeah, they may have excess	SWBTATTReg	Sep 15	#1
Production of Liberty Ships was a key component to our victory in WWII.	Chainfire	Sep 15	#2
While China does have the capability to build some of the largest ships on the ocean	sarisataka	Sep 15	#3
Thanks. I agree w/ you, their capabilities reside w/ the construction of smaller vehicles, which	SWBTATTReg	Sep 16	#14
American shipbuilders have hands full with warships...someone has to pick up the commercial slack.	Alexander Of Assyria	Sep 15	#4
I know a lot of oil tankers are built in S Korea n/t	TexasBushwhacker	Sep 15	#6
Yet China is also building more warships	sarisataka	Sep 15	#7
Guess the Pentagon needs another Trillion...	WarGamer	Sep 15	#5
And it's purely our fault.	marble falls	Sep 15	#8
Tonnage wise, the US Navy is twice as big as the Chinese Navy.	Kaleva	Sep 15	#9
I hope we never find out if the Chinese Anti-Ship hypersonic missiles are effective...	WarGamer	Sep 15	#11
We won't know for sure until fighting actually starts	Kaleva	Sep 15	#12
Arms Race! Again! ...military and war factories rejoice!...still, the planet burns.	Alexander Of Assyria	Sep 17	#15
You're gonna need a bigger boat... yard n/t	Silent3	Sep 15	#10
so? by all means waste your GDP on ships, China	Recycle_Guru	Sep 15	#13
The article is about commercial ship building,..read before hate is good!	Alexander Of Assyria	Sep 17	#16

Response to sarisataka (Original post)

Fri Sep 15, 2023, 04:45 PM

SWBTATTReg (20,515 posts)

1. I have heard that their aircraft carrier is lacking in some regards, so yeah, they may have excess

capacity, but is it good and is it mainly for smaller craft, since a sizeable portion of their population lives on the rivers, the coasts?

Chinese Shipbuilding Capacity Over 200 Times Greater Than The US, Claims Navy Intelligence

1. I have heard that their aircraft carrier is lacking in some regards, so yeah, they may have excess

2. Production of Liberty Ships was a key component to our victory in WWII.

3. While China does have the capability to build some of the largest ships on the ocean

14. Thanks. I agree w/ you, their capabilities reside w/ the construction of smaller vehicles, which

4. American shipbuilders have hands full with warships...someone has to pick up the commercial slack.

6. I know a lot of oil tankers are built in S Korea n/t

7. Yet China is also building more warships

5. Guess the Pentagon needs another Trillion...

8. And it's purely our fault.

9. Tonnage wise, the US Navy is twice as big as the Chinese Navy.

11. I hope we never find out if the Chinese Anti-Ship hypersonic missiles are effective...

12. We won't know for sure until fighting actually starts

15. Arms Race! Again! ...military and war factories rejoice!...still, the planet burns.

10. You're gonna need a bigger boat... yard n/t

13. so? by all means waste your GDP on ships, China

16. The article is about commercial ship building,..read before hate is good!