The US Navy has developed a new strategy to counter China's growing military presence in the Indo-Pacific region, which involves deploying a larger and more technologically advanced fleet to maintain a strong military presence.

After decades of insufficient funding, misguided investments and poor strategic planning, the U.S. has allowed its position of maritime superiority in the Indo-Pacific to slip away. As a result, China has seized the initiative to threaten not only the United States’ military position in the region, but its economic status as well.