Washington rapacious in pursuing military dominance
2017-05-19 09:05:10 source：Global Times
May 19, 2017
"The US Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral John Richardson released a white paper called The Future Navy
on Wednesday. In face of China's and Russia's naval construction, 'we
are headed now to a fleet that's about 310 ships … We're going to have
to build ships, and we're going to have to look at extending the life of
ships,' said Richardson. US President Donald Trump pledged earlier to expand the Navy's fleet to 350 vessels.
The US Navy is the world's first in aggregate tonnage, quality and warfare capability, and Washington spends more on its military than the next eight countries combined. However, Washington is always alert to competition from its so-called rivals - Beijing and Moscow. This undoubtedly demonstrates Washington's avarice in expanding its military sway."
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