claim: China “had the largest naval fleet in the world. They had 370 ships. They'll have 400 ships in two years. We won't even have 350 ships in two decades."
evidence: Numerically, Haley is on target with both countries’ ship counts. Experts say counting ships says little about military capabilities. Ship counts ignore overall tonnage, specific warfighting capabilities, and overall geographic reach, all of which are metrics where the United States maintains an edge over China.