The US's Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, at left, is now rivaled, if not topped, by China's Type 055 "Renhai" cruiser.
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- China's new Type 055 cruiser is its most modern and powerful surface combatant.
- The ship China labels as a destroyer is so large it compares more to US cruisers.
- China is building these ships fast while the US sunsets most of its aging cruisers.
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