Understand what is meant by "Chinese speed", 2020 is a glorious year for the Chinese Navy, letting the West down

In recent years, due to China's vigorous development of infrastructure, so let everyone see the next speed is called "China Speed". India has always liked to compare with us, so they are very concerned about the development of our country. Recently, the Economic Times of India published a report on the development of the Chinese navy, in which it was written: Even if China was hit by the new crown pneumonia in 2020, the year 2020 is still a very glorious one for the Chinese navy. year.

What made India come to such a conclusion?

In the report, India made statistics to support their claims. It is said that even excluding submarines, small ships and other support ships, according to incomplete statistics, China launched at least 26 warships in 2019. In addition to the 2 Type 055 destroyers that everyone knows, there are 13 Type 056 frigates, 8 Type 052D destroyers, and other amphibious assault ships and integrated supply ships.

So how many warships has China launched in 2020? So far there is no complete statistics, because some warships have not been reported publicly. However, there have been public reports including two Type 055 destroyers and one Type 075 assault ship. The construction of 052D and 054A has been eased compared with 2019. However, because there were more warships launched in the past few years, the number of warships officially listed this year is more than that of previous years. Compared with 2018, the naval shipyard in 2010 saw a 153% increase in working hours in eight years.

Why does China disappoint the West?

recently has a very interesting prediction. The prediction indicates that by 2025, the Chinese Navy will have 16 newest type 055 destroyers, while the number of destroyers like 051 and 052 series may increase to 51. In other words, the Chinese Navy will have 67 destroyers by 2025. As for the frigate, it is speculated that the 053, 054 and 056 series will increase to 138 ships. The aircraft carrier that has received the most attention is predicted to reach four.

If this prediction can really be realized, it means that from now to 2025, there will be as many as 8 more Type 055 destroyers, Type 052D will have one more ship than Type 055, and 46 more frigates. Much. That is to say, if this forecast can be completed, China will not only maintain the current shipbuilding speed, but even increase the speed. Otherwise, if at the current rate, it is impossible to accomplish this goal by 2025.

But this will disappoint the West, because speeding up is not a problem at all. Because the warships built by the Chinese naval shipyard in a year are almost equivalent to all the warships owned by a European naval power. This has not reached the limit. After years of development, China is now an industrial country with the most complete industrial products in the world. With such a foundation, even if you want to double the scale of the current warship construction, it is not difficult.