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Pete Hegseth: “If you look at where we were ship to ship, we had a slight…”

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Let's compare it to our adversaries China. And Russia, specifically China on the naval side because we know they're trying to expand their influence in the Pacific. If you look at where we were ship to ship, we had a slight advantage. They've already surpassed US and by 2025 the projection is they'll have a big time advantage. Now there is quantity does have a quality of its own. We have more capabilities in our ships than they do. That's important to remember. (03:09–03:20)

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Asserts that China has surpassed the U.S. in naval ship numbers and is projected to have a significant advantage by 2025.

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