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People's Liberation Army Navy modernization
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China’s Threat to Commercial Shipping in the South China Sea
By Greg Austin
The Soviet precedent.
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Confirmed: China Is Building a Second Aircraft Carrier
By Shannon Tiezzi
The carrier will be China’s second, but the first to be indigenously-built.
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How Russia Is Helping China Develop its Naval Power
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A new report highlights Sino-Russian cooperation in building up the PLAN’s surface warfare capabilities.
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