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Chinese PLA Navy

November 09, 2021
Growing Naval Imbalance Between Expanding Chinese and Aging US Fleets
By Steven Stashwick
A Pentagon report projects a 460-ship Chinese fleet by the 2030s.

December 25, 2020
Hints of Chinese Naval Procurement Plans in the 2020s
By Rick Joe
All military forces have a desired force requirement and a desired “critical mass” to aspire toward. What does the 14th five-year plan tell us about China’s?

July 12, 2017
China Officially Sets Up Its First Overseas Base in Djibouti
By Charlotte Gao
China sends military personnel to its new base, designed to support Chinese missions in Africa and the Middle East.

March 09, 2017
China's Most Important South China Sea Military Base
By Damen Cook
The Yulin Naval Base is shaping up to be the most strategically important military base in the South China Sea.

May 05, 2016
China’s Navy Conducts South China Sea Drills Involving Paracel and Spratly Islands
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The People’s Liberation Army Navy’s annual South China Sea combat drill kicked off this Wednesday.

February 23, 2016
Chinese Warships Visit Thailand, Cambodia on Goodwill Tour
By Shannon Tiezzi
Next stop: the Spratly Islands.

December 17, 2015
China's South Sea Fleet Gets Another Guided Missile Destroyer
By Shannon Tiezzi
The latest of China's most advanced guided missile destroyers will likely show up in the South China Sea.

October 09, 2015
China ‘Will Absolutely Not Permit’ Territorial Violations in South China Sea
By Shannon Tiezzi
Plus, US-China cyber cooperation, the PLAN in Poland, and more on China's Nobel Prize winner. Friday China links.

August 05, 2015
Why China Will Base an Aircraft Carrier Near the South China Sea
By Shannon Tiezzi
The real reasons China is so interested in the South China Sea.

June 01, 2015
Will China's Top Shangri-La Delegate Be the Next PLA Navy Chief?
By Bo Zhiyue
Admiral Sun Jianguo, China's representative at the annual security forum, may well become PLA Navy commander in 2017.

April 25, 2015
The Humble Beginnings of China's Space Program
By Shannon Tiezzi
Plus, the PLAN's birthday, China in the Middle East, and the truth about Hong Kong's election plan. Friday China links.

April 11, 2015
Why 3 Chinese Citizens Are Suing Their Government
By Shannon Tiezzi
Plus, a new report on the Chinese navy, the "little red app," and cross-strait relations. Friday China links.
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