
Read the text, there are many hints beside the date, e.g.
"Estimates suggest that the Chinese super battleship will have over 200 VLS cells, far more than lesser designs. And these cells will likely carry new quantum hydrosonic weapons."
"The central citadel, referred to as Xi Tower in Chinese language sources, has 12 decks and offers commanding sea views from the upper stories. The navigation bridge, where the Captain sits, is topped by the flag bridge for Admirals. And above that the viewing bridge for the Political Commissars. The uppermost floor is divided into four apartments. The private club and other hosting facilities are expected to outshine those of the Trump-class, an advantage in gunboat diplomacy."
It is certainly true that China is building much faster. As I wrote before, two Type 055s would be superior to one Trump-class destroyer, but China will build more than two Type 055s in the time it will take the US to build one Trump-class destroyer (if they ever do build one; that announcement and that of the end of the DDG(X) programme seemed like a joke to me).
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