dethrone != "take over" It's important to understand the concept of the Petrodollar, how that system is secured by US maritime supremacy, and how it underpins

dethrone != "take over" It's important to understand the concept of the Petrodollar, how that system is secured by US maritime supremacy, and how it underpins the US financial system. https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/50983 https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/50983 *If there is another strong power that can provide military security and at the same time offer sufficient funds and industrial products, the whole Middle East oil can be freed from the dominance of the dollar* >>>What size defense force do you think China should have? It's not the size that matters per se, it's the content. China used to have a largely-coastal navy. It has massively expanded its ability to conduct expeditionary warfare, with aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships. The latter category are basically carbon-copies of the equivalent US classes. You only need warships like this if you expect to put entire battalions of troops on other people's shores. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_071_amphibious_transport_dock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_071_amphibious_transport_... compared to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio-class_amphibious_transport_dock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio-class_amphibious_t... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_075_landing_helicopter_dock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_075_landing_helicopter_do... compared to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America-class_amphibious_assault_ship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America-class_amphibious_assau...