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![US Navy: Chinese Destroyer Targeted P-8A Aircraft With Laser US Navy: Chinese Destroyer Targeted P-8A Aircraft With Laser](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-01_13-32-52.jpg)
US Navy: Chinese Destroyer Targeted P-8A Aircraft With Laser
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The US Navy claims that a Chinese warship fired a military grade laser at P-8 surveillance aircraft last week while it was flying over the Pacific Ocean.
![Taiwan Scrambles Fighters to Intercept Chinese Military Aircraft Taiwan Scrambles Fighters to Intercept Chinese Military Aircraft](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-10.jpg)
Taiwan Scrambles Fighters to Intercept Chinese Military Aircraft
By Ankit Panda
The Chinese aircraft encircled Taiwan and returned to China through the Miyako Strait.
![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.
![Are China’s South China Sea Artificial Islands Militarily Significant and Useful? Are China’s South China Sea Artificial Islands Militarily Significant and Useful?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17111209931206.jpg)
Are China’s South China Sea Artificial Islands Militarily Significant and Useful?
By Ankit Panda
China's artificial islands are a symbol of its revisionism in the South China Sea, but they're also militarily significant.
![China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy Commissions New Type 056A Corvette China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy Commissions New Type 056A Corvette](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-07.jpg)
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy Commissions New Type 056A Corvette
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The latest Type 056A corvette reportedly entered service on December 31.
![Technical Problems, Slowing Economy Cut China’s Carrier Ambitions Technical Problems, Slowing Economy Cut China’s Carrier Ambitions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-停泊于大连港的001a.jpg)
Technical Problems, Slowing Economy Cut China’s Carrier Ambitions
By Steven Stashwick
Plans to build more than four aircraft carriers apparently put on hold.
![Chinese, Russian, South African Navies Conduct Trilateral Naval Exercises Chinese, Russian, South African Navies Conduct Trilateral Naval Exercises](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-chinese-russian-south-african-navies-conduct-trilateral-naval-exercises-994px-thumbnail.jpg)
Chinese, Russian, South African Navies Conduct Trilateral Naval Exercises
By Ankit Panda
The exercise was the first of its kind.
![China Enters the UUV Fray China Enters the UUV Fray](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-efwxkxux0aeiop0.jpg)
China Enters the UUV Fray
By David R. Strachan
HSU001 provides an intriguing look into China’s unmanned undersea ambitions.
![China’s Growing Amphib Fleet: A Cause for Long-Term Concern? China’s Growing Amphib Fleet: A Cause for Long-Term Concern?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-plans-changbaishan-lsd-989-201501302-2.jpg)
China’s Growing Amphib Fleet: A Cause for Long-Term Concern?
By Robert Farley
Is the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s growing set of amphibious capabilities a game-changer?
![No, Pakistan’s Gwadar Port Is Not a Chinese Naval Base (Just Yet) No, Pakistan’s Gwadar Port Is Not a Chinese Naval Base (Just Yet)](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_16318589828451.jpg)
No, Pakistan’s Gwadar Port Is Not a Chinese Naval Base (Just Yet)
By Krzysztof Iwanek
The Pakistani navy is entrenching itself in Gwadar but there is no evidence of the Chinese forces’ presence yet.
![China’s First Domestically Built Carrier Preps for Commissioning Ceremony China’s First Domestically Built Carrier Preps for Commissioning Ceremony](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-screen-shot-2019-10-31-at-7.30.30-am.jpg)
China’s First Domestically Built Carrier Preps for Commissioning Ceremony
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new carrier is reportedly being made ready for commissioning, according to Chinese state media reports.
![Is China Really About to Build J-20 Stealth Fighters for Its Carriers? Is China Really About to Build J-20 Stealth Fighters for Its Carriers?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-j20_2.jpg)
Is China Really About to Build J-20 Stealth Fighters for Its Carriers?
By Robert Farley
When exactly will the J-20 be ready for Chinese carriers?