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Chinese Submarines In Sri Lanka Unnerve India: Next Stop Pakistan?

Posted by EM_Equity ⋅ May 31, 2015 ⋅ Leave a comment

By Vijay Sakhuja The sighting of Chinese submarines in the Indian Ocean has unnerved India. A People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Song-class conventional submarine along with Changxing Dao, a Type 925 submarine support ship, docked at the Chinese-run Colombo International Container Terminal (CICT) in Sri Lanka last September (China Military Online, September 24, 2014). The two … Continue reading →

Why Is China Militarising The South China Sea?

Posted by EM_Equity ⋅ May 22, 2015 ⋅ Leave a comment

By Dr. Sukjoon Yoon Recent Western reports confirm that China is militarising disputed reefs and shoals in the South China Sea. China will obtain no military benefit from this but will simply acquire some weak naval bases at the cost of antagonising rival claimants. Even as ASEAN nations are responding warmly to China’s “Maritime Silk Road” … Continue reading →

Meet China’s Submarine Hunting Frigate

Posted by EM_Equity ⋅ November 13, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

By Ankit Panda The Diplomat According to a report earlier this week by IHS Jane’s 360, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has commissioned its first Type 056-variant Jingdao-class corvette (Type 056A) with an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) specialization. The Type 056 corvettes entered service in the PLAN in 2012 and are stealth missile corvettes. They primarily specialize in … Continue reading →