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Probably by tonnage, as China is almost certainly going to have more total ships than the US in 2030, but tonnage-wise will still be significantly behind, especially once you realize that each 100,000 ton Ford/Nimitz carrier is 67 056s, 25 054As, 14 052Ds, or 8 055s. Right now 5 or 6 carriers alone would cover the tonnage of the entire PLAN surface combatant force.
But then again even if by tonnage, I think this Russian claim is hopelessly ridiculous unless Russia is willing to spend 20% of its annual GDP again like back in the day, or the price of oil goes through the roof.
Jura The idiot
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this is your interpretation which ignores the actual wording
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point #41
"Россия не допустит существенного превосходства военно-морских сил других государств над Военно-Морским Флотом и будет стремиться к его закреплению на втором месте в мире по боевым возможностям."
specifically mentioning the second place in the world; in other words, your interpretation is false
that document is being ridiculed in Russian Internet as I write
Jura The idiot
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I think you missed the joke buddy
Jura The idiot
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LOL 13 kn happens to be the default at searoutes.com, and was the average speed:
(of course the departure time was set by default, too; I checked the date in Xinhua article)
Military power needs support from economy to be sustainable, if Russia's economy can grow to the 2nd largest in 2030, I'd say everything is possible, but, that is a big IF for Russia.
One thing I like China is that although her military force is developing very fast in last decade, her focus has never switched away from economy development, she is always looking opportunities to develop economy, typical example is One Belt One Road Initiative, it is huge.