(RET.) CAPT FANELL: Over 100 Chinese Navy warships are at sea right now. For the first time, all 3 Chinese fleets have deployed roughly 10 ships each into the Philippine Sea, with a carrier strike group operating farther east toward Guam. We’ve NEVER seen this before. These are rehearsals for a blockade or invasion of Taiwan. China now has the largest Navy on the planet. And it’s not just the number of ships. It’s tonnage, anti-ship cruise missiles, and operational reach. The balance of power in the Western Pacific is changing.
(RET.) CAPT FANELL: Over 100 Chinese Navy warships are at sea right now.
For the first time, all 3 Chinese fleets have deployed roughly 10 ships each into the Philippine Sea, with a carrier strike group operating farther east toward Guam.
We’ve NEVER seen this before.
These are rehearsals for a blockade or invasion of Taiwan.
China now has the largest Navy on the planet. And it’s not just the number of ships. It’s tonnage, anti-ship cruise missiles, and operational reach.
The balance of power in the Western Pacific is changing.
— Grace Chong, MBI (@gc22gc) November 9, 2026
