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This article examines the US military’s pivot towards a naval and air capabilities focus, in anticipation of a potential large-scale conflict with China in the Indo-Pacific. Of note, China has the largest naval fleet in the world.Summary
- China’s navy boasts more than 700 vessels.
- Size, however, does not necessarily equate to capability.
- Its navy includes destroyers, submarines, and aircraft carriers.
- In the South China Sea China would possibly have an advantage.
- Combat experience of Chinese crews lag behind American counterparts.