WARNING TO TRUMP: China flexes military muscle with 500-WARSHIP Navy looming on horizon

GETTYDonald Trump's comments over the South China Sea have sparked powerful response from China

China is refusing to back down over President Donald Trump’s apparent interest in interfering with the ongoing turf war in the South China Sea.

With Xi Jinping’s nation being economically strong, it has the money and capability to massively expand its armed forces.
And that is exactly what the Chinese Communist Party is doing.
The People's Liberation Army's Navy is growing faster than expected, with plans to push out hundreds of vessels to work in the oceans.
A new destroyer and corvette have been launched with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (Navy) – or PLA(N) in the last three weeks alone.
GETTYChinese military plans for 500 warships