PLA Navy Auxiliary Ships Support South China Sea Operations
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy operates a large fleet of auxiliary ships that provide logistics and combat support in all areas including the frontiers of the South China…
Chinese Propaganda Hints at New Frigate Design
China is building a new type of advanced frigate, which is larger and more advanced than its current Type 054A class, overseas media reported on Friday, citing commercial satellite images.…
Type 055 Zunyi Commissioned
The Zunyi, the seventh Type 055 10,000 ton-class destroyer of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, recently made its first public appearance after entering service, with analysts saying on…
Taiwan President Encourages Coast Guard to Improve National Security
President Tsai Ing-wen went to the Seventh Patrol Area of the Southern Branch of the Coast Guard Department of the Marine Commission this afternoon (24) to comfort her colleagues in…
Shandong’s Live-Fire Drill in South China Sea
On January 14, the Chinese navy’s aircraft carrier Shandong taskforce conducted a live-fire confrontation drill in the waters of the South China Sea. Song Zhongping, a military expert, said that…
Type 052D Destroyer Nanning Deploys With New Propulsion
China’s independently developed Type 052D destroyer has reportedly received an upgraded propulsion system, a move analysts said on Wednesday is a normal progression with the technological development and the continued…
JMSDF Detects Chinese Survey Ship off Kagoshima
At around 3:20 a.m. on Monday, December 19, 2020, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) launched a Chinese Navy Shupan-class survey ship (ship number “26”) in the waters about 50…
Type 055 Lhasa Heads Task Group for Japan Provocation Operation
Led by a 10,000 ton-class large destroyer, a group of warships of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy reportedly sailed beyond the first island chain on Wednesday via two…
Communist Chinese Naval Cadets Embark Training Ship Zhenghe
Recently, more than 100 naval officer candidates who were undergoing pre-commissioning training at the PLA Naval Submarine Academy conducted seven-day offshore seamanship training aboard the CNS Zhenghe. The officer candidates,…
CCP Submarines Train in South China Sea
Propaganda Submarines of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy are using adversary forces operating in the South China Sea as practice partners, a move analysts said on Sunday is…