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The question is does China need 10 carriers. The United States has 10 carriers and circumnavigates the entire world. I'm pretty sure China has no intention of replacing the US as the "world's policeman." A force of 10 carriers would be extremely costly to operate ... money better spent on nuclear submarines.
Whether China needs 10 carriers or not also depending on her relation with the US. If the relationship between China and US keep deteriorating like right now with trade war. Whose to say it might not turn into a hot war in the future? Both sides do not want war, but miscalculation does happen.
There is no intention of China to replace the US as the world's policeman. But what if the policeman started to blackmail and provoking you into fights? Then it doesn't matter how costly is to operate 10 carriers or even more. You got to do what you got to do to defend your interest. It might not be about cost but survival of a nation. As for now, 10 carriers does sound like too much. But we don't know what's going to happen in the future