Reports of China’s completing its ninth Type 055 guided missile cruiser and the inclusion of introductory flight operations by China’s latest carrier, Fujian, are but two components of Beijing’s growing power in the Western Pacific. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) already vastly outnumbers the U.S. Navy in warships and the People’s Republic’s (PRC’s) are concentrated in the Western Pacific. Nor is the PLAN alone in challenging the U.S. and its allies’ maritime power.