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Pentagon says China has ‘largest navy in the world’ after buildup
The Defense Department says in a new report to Congress that China now has the world’s largest navy, at least in number of battle-ready ships. “[China] has the largest navy in the world…nypost.com
xPentagon says China has ‘largest navy in the world’ after buildup
The Defense Department says in a new report to Congress that China now has the world’s largest navy, at least in number of battle-ready ships.
“[China] has the largest navy in the world, with an overall battle force of approximately 350 ships and submarines including over 130 major surface combatants,” the report says. “In comparison, the U.S. Navy’s battle force is approximately 293 ships as of early 2020.”
The comparison isn’t necessarily qualitative. For example, the US Navy has 11 massive nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and bases across the world. China has just two non-nuclear aircraft carriers, and lacks a significant overseas presence.
Of course China does not practice "sea control" as the U.S. has to do for geopolitica/economic reasons.
China practices (as the Soviets did) "sea denial" which requires far, far fewer naval assets.