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China naval buildup
![Is America Ready for the New Cold War? Is America Ready for the New Cold War?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-25-135221.jpg)
Is America Ready for the New Cold War?
By Monish Tourangbam and Arushi Singh
The U.S. faces a crisis of leadership at home and grapples with a perception problem abroad.
![China’s 3rd Aircraft Carrier, the Fujian, Begins Its Maiden Sea Trial China’s 3rd Aircraft Carrier, the Fujian, Begins Its Maiden Sea Trial](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-02-132442.png)
China’s 3rd Aircraft Carrier, the Fujian, Begins Its Maiden Sea Trial
By Takahashi Kosuke
Once deployed, China’s largest warship will project unprecedented striking power in the Indo-Pacific region.
![China Naval Modernization and the US Response China Naval Modernization and the US Response](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-chinese-russian-south-african-navies-conduct-trilateral-naval-exercises-994px-thumbnail.jpg)
China Naval Modernization and the US Response
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Collin Koh Swee Lean
![With Its New Aircraft Carrier, Is China Now a Blue Water Navy? With Its New Aircraft Carrier, Is China Now a Blue Water Navy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-09-10.jpg)
With Its New Aircraft Carrier, Is China Now a Blue Water Navy?
By James Maclaren
China recently commissioned its first indigenous aircraft carrier and took another step toward altering the military balance of power.
![Vietnam Is the Chinese Military’s Preferred Warm-Up Fight Vietnam Is the Chinese Military’s Preferred Warm-Up Fight](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-23_21-19-42.jpg)
Vietnam Is the Chinese Military’s Preferred Warm-Up Fight
By Derek Grossman
At some point, the Chinese military will need to test its new capabilities – and Vietnam is likely the preferred adversary.
![China’s Navy Flaunts Its Power, But to What End? China’s Navy Flaunts Its Power, But to What End?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19113443198485.jpg)
China’s Navy Flaunts Its Power, But to What End?
By Bonnie Girard
The PLAN’s 70th anniversary celebration raises important questions about China’s increasingly capable military.
![China’s Navy Showcases New Type 055 Guided Missile Destroyer in Naval Parade China’s Navy Showcases New Type 055 Guided Missile Destroyer in Naval Parade](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19113413968027.jpg)
China’s Navy Showcases New Type 055 Guided Missile Destroyer in Naval Parade
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A naval parade to honor the 70th anniversary of the creation of the Chinese Navy included the service’s latest destroyer class.
![Predicting the Chinese Navy of 2030 Predicting the Chinese Navy of 2030](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-055-piece.jpg)
Predicting the Chinese Navy of 2030
By Rick Joe
Making predictions for the Chinese Navy a decade in advance is difficult given the PLA’s overall opacity.
![China Launches Second Type 055 Guided-Missile Destroyer China Launches Second Type 055 Guided-Missile Destroyer](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-p1725964_main.jpg)
China Launches Second Type 055 Guided-Missile Destroyer
By Franz-Stefan Gady
China has reportedly launched its second Type 055 guided-missile destroyer in April.
![China Kicks off Work on 6th Type 055 Guided-Missile Destroyer China Kicks off Work on 6th Type 055 Guided-Missile Destroyer](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-l8nlzmy.jpg)
China Kicks off Work on 6th Type 055 Guided-Missile Destroyer
By Franz-Stefan Gady
China has begun construction of its sixth Type 055 destroyer at a shipyard in Dalian.
![The 3 Known Unknowns of Xi Jinping’s China The 3 Known Unknowns of Xi Jinping’s China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-chinese_president_xi_addresses_the_opening_session_of_the_u.s.-china_strategic_dialogue_in_beijing_27544686235.jpg)
The 3 Known Unknowns of Xi Jinping’s China
By Kerry Brown
There are plenty of things we know about China under Xi Jinping -- what do we know we don't know?
![China Launches Next-Generation Guided-Missile Destroyer China Launches Next-Generation Guided-Missile Destroyer](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-l8nlzmy.jpg)
China Launches Next-Generation Guided-Missile Destroyer
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A new domestically-produced warship was launched in Shanghai on June 28.
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