Donald Trump Plans to Build New US Military ‘Yachts’

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Donald Trump is vowing to build up the U.S. naval fleet capacity to contest China's growth in the sector, detailing beautiful "yachts with weapons"—and an expert told Newsweek how that may play out. In its 2023 China Military Power Report, the Pentagon said the People's Liberation Army Navy had about 370 warships. U.S. officials, who in 2021 correlated the Chinese naval growth to the addition of more major surface combatants, estimate the fleet will expand to 395 ships by 2025 and 435 ships by 2030. Chinese President Xi Jinping and other officials gathered at the 20th National Congress of the...