Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper said China had become the world's largest navy by numerical count, with more than 350 ships and submarines.
Sources
- Secretary of Defense Engagement at RAND Corporation ( ... (defense.gov)
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/esper-lays-out-plans-for-expansion-and-high-tech-upgrade-of-navy-to-maintain-worldwide-superiority (washingtonexaminer.com)
- https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2020/09/mil-200916-sputnik01.htm (globalsecurity.org)
- https://www.naval-technology.com/features/china-boasts-worlds-largest-navy-us-dod-report/ (naval-technology.com)
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