China's Middle East Warship Flotilla Compared to US Carrier Strike Groups

China's naval vessels in the Middle East have 'significant capability,' Bryden Spurling, the RAND think tank's European branch told Newsweek.

Both the U.S. and China are maintaining a presence in the Middle East after the eruption of violence in the region earlier this month. But 'China has a long way to go before it can match the reach of the U.S. military,' one expert has told Newsweek, as Washington funnels more resources into the volatile region.The U.S. has heavily bolstered its military presence in the region since October 7, when Palestinian militant group Hamas launched coordinated attacks on Israel.

Each task force has a destroyer, a frigate and a replenishment vessel, he told Newsweek, and they are 'conducting a handover, after which the 44th will return to China.'China has tipped significant resources into developing its Navy, swelling its size in a few short years—and it shows few signs of slowing down. The U.S.

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