To Surpass China will need to build :
8+ Nimitz Class or better Carriers
Develop and Build Ohio Clas Subs
Develop Tech and Build something better than Los Angeles Class Subs
Building ONE Nuclear AC , With known Tech carrier Takes 3-5 Years by USN, So 10 Years is Quite Optimistic Forcast, Add to it That You Must have All blueprints Ready from Day 1.
China has the Best navy in Asia.
But to Surpass US they still need to travel a long way.
Ok, I am not sure if this subject here is being discussed for real or its supposed to be just fun only as there is no match and there will be no match in the future between the two navies here.
The Nimitz class you referred to, was 1960's tech. The US kept going with it as the Russians had lost their edge post the Afghan war and there wasn't a real threat from a Naval standpoint. However, the Pentagon's started a bunch of programs since 2000 after considering the Chinese, Indian and Russian expansion plans. There are a few Super Carriers being built CVN-X is the code for the next gen carrier vessels.
These aircraft will house manned, unmanned and hypersonic combat vehicles, not to mention the laser and other highly advanced and sensitive technologies these will have. The Chinese, the Russians or the Indians can build more ships and that's fine as these new ships will always remain for either littoral waters or for power projection to neighbors at a region level. But the concept of the Blue Water Navy doesn't and will not exist. Plus none of these countries have basis away from their home country in large number like the US does.
There is no way that any of these navies, using all their asset ships can go head on with only 25% of the USN CBG force (that's three CBG's I think), let alone all active 7 to 11 at times.
And I am still factoring in current CBG's, the Nimitz class, the 1960's tech in my opinion.
Could people please start to open somewhat realistic threads so that we can actually have a debate....?