China already possesses the world’s largest maritime fighting force, with 234 warships compared to the U.S. Navy’s 219. This count of China’s fighting ships includes all known, active-duty, manned, missile- or torpedo-armed ships or submarines displacing more than 1,000 metric tons, including the 22 missile-armed corvettes recently transferred to the China Coast Guard, but not … Continue reading China To Surpass U.S. Navy In Submarine Strength, Match Aircraft Carriers By 2035, Pentagon Says