ðə pˈiːpəlz lˌɪbɚɹˈeɪʃən ˈɑːɹmi nˈeɪvi plˈæn ɪz ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst nˈeɪvi ɪnðə wˈɜːld æz ʌv ˈɜːli tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti ɪn tˈɜːmz ʌv flˈiːt sˈaɪz, wɪð ɐn ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl bˈæɾəl fˈoːɹs ʌv ɐpɹˈɑːksɪmətli θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈɔːɹʃɪps ænd sˈʌbmɚɹˌiːnz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi mˈeɪdʒɚ sˈɜːfɪs kˈɑːmbætənts ɪn kəmpˈæɹɪsən, ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts nˈeɪviz bˈæɾəl fˈoːɹs ɪz ɐpɹˈɑːksɪmətli tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː ʃˈɪps, ænd ɪz ɐn ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋli mˈɑːdɚn ænd flˈɛksɪbəl mˈæɹɪtˌaɪm fˈoːɹs lˈɑːɹdʒli kəmpˈoʊzd ʌv mˈɑːdɚn mˈʌltaɪɹˈoʊl plˈætfɔːɹmz fˈiːtʃɚɹɪŋ ɐdvˈænst ˈæntaɪʃˈɪp, ˈæntaɪˈɛɹ ænd ˈæntaɪsˈʌbmɚɹˌiːn wˈɛpənz ænd sˈɛnsɚz.
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is the largest navy in the world as of early 2020 in terms of fleet size, with an overall battle force of approximately 350 warships and submarines, including over 130 major surface combatants (in comparison, the United States Navy's battle force is approximately 293 ships), and is an increasingly modern and flexible maritime force largely composed of modern multi-role platforms featuring advanced anti-ship, anti-air and anti-submarine weapons and sensors.