Based on the number and variety of warships that the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is likely to have in commission by the year 2020, a new report says that China will have not only the largest but also the second-most capable blue-water navy in the world within the next four years.
Published in June by CNA’s Center for Naval Analyses – a federally funded research and development centre serving the US Department of the Navy and other US defence agencies – the paper says that the total PLAN warship strength may exceed 270 vessels within the next four years.
Full article: China to have ‘world’s largest navy’ by 2020, says report (IHS Jane’s 360)
