Taiwan's Republic of China Navy is planning to build 10 light frigates to replace old ex-USN ships. The stated plan is for five ships to emphasize air defense and five to emphasize antisubmarine warfare. These will be ships of about 2,500 tons displacement -- about the size of a World War II destroyer but a quarter of the size of a current U.S. missile destroyer.
The hope is that the 10 ships would be completed in the 2028 to 2040 time frame.
All I can say is that the People's Republic of China currently has the world's largest Navy, although the U.S. outnumbers the PRC in some important ship categories such as aircraft carriers and nuclear-powered submarines. The PRC versus ROC match conjures up the image of a team of scrappy middle school footballers going up against the world champion professionals.
