China s new super carrier boasts Ford-class tech – Asia Times

China has been building a capacity over the last two decades to deny the US significant freedom of action in the western Pacific, said Sidharth Kaushal, a research fellow at the Rusi think tank.

That started with long-range anti-ship missiles, but now there is a growing naval capacity and it has reached the point where the US is only viable because it has allies in the region.

via asiatimes.com