Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for China's Embassy in Washington, D.C., told Newsweek that China's military development is not directed at any third party. "They are solely for the purpose of safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests."
China has built the world's largest navy by hull count, with more than 370 ships and submarines, including three aircraft carriers, as part of its push to field a "world-class" military. In its latest annual report on Chinese militarydevelopments, the Pentagon warned that China aims to displace the U.S. as the world's most powerful country.
