The report to the US Congress was prepared by the Pentagon. It describes the state of combat readiness and military equipment in China. The document’s conclusions say that the People’s Liberation Army of China has succeeded in surpassing the United States in at least three defense areas.
Beijing has surpassed the United States in shipbuilding. In terms of numbers, the Chinese fleet surpassed the American one. In the arsenal of the PRC there are 350 ships and submarines, of which 130 are huge frigates. The US has 293 combat water units.
The Pentagon believes that the Chinese have surpassed them in land-based cruise and ballistic missiles. According to the US military, China has at least 1,250 long-range missiles (5.5 thousand km). US ground missiles can only engage targets up to 300 km away. Washington signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty)
The US military also believes China has better integration of air defense systems. In this area, there were some Russian developments.