evidence: John Pike, director of globalsecurity.org, a think tank, added that "most of the ‘warships’ in the count (for China) are corvettes of a couple of thousand tons," referring to the smallest type of warship. "It’s a class of ship so small the U.S. Navy has never much used them, because they are too small for high-seas operations," Pike said. [...] Haley said China "had the largest naval fleet in the world. [...] - Congressional Research Service, "China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress," Oct. 19, 2023 - Email interview with Lance Janda, Cameron University military historian, Nov. 8, 2023 - Email interview with Mark Cancian, senior adviser with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Nov. 30, 2023 - Email interview with John Pike, director of globalsecurity.org, Nov. 30, 2023 - Email interview with Michael O’Hanlon, a senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, Nov 30, 2023