[edholland]

without significant aircraft carrier fleet i'm not sure china has dominant control of any seas, despite best efforts in south china seas

[1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_aircraft_carrier_progr...)

[bob_theslob646]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/05/china/china-world-biggest-nav...

I am not sure what your point is. By number of ships, they are the biggest. I have no idea how important aircraft carrier fleet is.

[boringg]

Biggest by number, not by capability or weight. There are significant differences as a result.

I.e. who cares if you have the most swordsmen on the planet, if you in a gunfight.

[pbourke]

> I have no idea how important aircraft carrier fleet is.

It’s the most important part of a modern blue water navy and has been since WW2. The US also has a world-dominating submarine fleet.