11. Republic of China Navy
Aircraft carrier – 0
Nuclear submarine – 0
Amphibious assault ship – 0
Conventional submarine – 4
Cruiser – 0
Destroyer – 4
Frigates – 20
The Republic of China (or more colloquially known as Taiwan) has been faced with several difficulties in its effort to modernize its navy, that is nowadays one of the strongest navies in the world. Apart from defense cuts, which seems to be the one thing all navies in the world share, a growing political pressure from China has been very effective in stopping any procurement of ships and weapons abroad, leaving Taiwan with the United States as the only option. It is no wonder then that a majority of its fleet is of U.S. origin, including 4 Kidd-class destroyers and various other ships.
