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China submarines

December 03, 2022
China’s Emerging Subsurface Presence in the Indian Ocean
By Prakash Panneerselvam
From manned submarines to underwater drones, China’s stepped-up deployments in the region are concerning to India.

July 30, 2020
US Navy Begins Design Evaluation for New Sub-Tracking Ships
By Steven Stashwick
The new ocean surveillance ships are expected to begin entering the fleet in 2025.

February 15, 2019
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.

September 05, 2018
Where Is the New China-Thailand Submarine Deal Headed?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
While incremental inroads continue to be made, much is still uncertain.

August 10, 2018
Submarines in the South China Sea Conflict
By Tyler Headley
Since 1991, five of seven countries with a claim in the South China Sea have purchased at least one attack submarine.

April 27, 2017
Did Thailand Secretly Approve Its China Submarine Buy?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A recent controversy over the transparency of the purchase reveals how tone-deaf the junta-led government can be.

October 01, 2015
China’s Nuclear Submarine Distraction
By Robert Potter
Appearing to be powerful can sometimes distract from building the capability that generates power.

July 30, 2015
Will China Have a Mini US Navy By 2020?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A former admiral does the math – and the results are quite striking.

May 28, 2015
Why China's Submarine Force Still Lags Behind
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Why the People's Liberation Army Navy's underwater fleet still lags behind those of other navies.

February 27, 2015
US Admiral: Chinese Subs Outnumber America's
By Shannon Tiezzi
A U.S. admiral told Congress that China now has more submarines than the U.S. -- and is building still more.

November 01, 2014
Is China Too Big to Fail?
By Zachary Keck
Plus, China’s super secret underground submarine cave. Pacific Realist weekend links.

October 30, 2014
Relearning Anti-Submarine Warfare
By James R. Holmes
The U.S. Navy's post-Cold War holiday from history is drawing to a close—if it hasn’t expired already.
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