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RIP whales.
Also
China currently has six nuclear-powered attack submarines. Carlson, the former U.S. Navy officer, predicts that once China has settled on new designs it could triple the current U.S. annual production rate. In its annual assessment of the Chinese military published this month, the Pentagon forecast China would have a total fleet of 80 attack and ballistic-missile submarines by 2035, up from 60 at the end of last year.
Most obvious wagging-the-dog on earth. Look at the accompanying image:
So China has 12 submarines but they write 60, just so it looks like they have almost as many as the US (but not as many because remember America #1!)