China prepares for submarine warfare against America

China is preparing for war. The evidence is abundant, from building underground hospitals to hoarding grain and fuel, hardening air bases in the Pacific, and constructing a military command center ten times larger than the Pentagon. 

For years, Beijing has been engaged in the largest military buildup in modern history. The Chinese Communist Party is girding for war with its sole competitor, the United States. Beijing seeks to supplant Washington as the world’s sole superpower, and it is willing to use every tool at its disposal, including deception, to achieve that objective.

China’s latest effort? Mapping the ocean floor to prepare for submarine warfare against the U.S.

According to a March 24 report by Reuters, China is “conducting a vast undersea mapping and monitoring operation across the Pacific, Indian, and Arctic oceans, building detailed knowledge of marine conditions that naval experts say would be crucial for waging submarine warfare against the