China has parity with the USA in many elements of war it is not as clear cut as you make it. The longer the US waits the more time China has to close the gap. The RAND corporation did a good study:
To advance the public debate, RAND Project AIR FORCE used open, unclassified sources to compile 'The U.S.-China Military Scorecard: Forces, Geography, and the Evolving Balance of Power.' Use this interactive graphic to explore the operational areas covered in the report.
www.rand.org
In addition, Aircraft Carriers are sitting ducks and China can hit them from 2500 miles away.
"The days of the carrier on the modern battlefield may be numbered.”
taskandpurpose.com
Aircraft carriers some shit you use to punk 3rd world nations. China gonna blow those things out of the water.
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