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> However, defense analysts point out that the US remains far ahead in the key metric of tonnage, meaning the US Navy operates much larger warships than China.
by Can_Not 6y ago
> However, defense analysts point out that the US remains far ahead in the key metric of tonnage, meaning the US Navy operates much larger warships than China.
It looks like China only has "largest" if you go by raw ship count, which is probably misleading.
- myrandomcomment 6y agoCorrect. River patrol boat are counted in this.
- T-A 6y ago> River patrol boat are counted in this Really? I would expect those to be operated by the People's Armed Police, which also runs the coast guard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equipment_of_the_China_Coast_Guard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equipment_of_the_China_Coast_G... Note that neither coast guard nor maritime militia are part of the navy, yet both have armed vessels and personnel. The coast guard in particular has larger ships than any other coast guard. Anyway, it was hardly river patrol boats that led to this conclusion already back in 2019: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-army-navy-specialreport/special-report-chinas-vast-fleet-is-tipping-the-balance-in-the-pacific-idUSKCN1S612W https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-army-navy-specialre...