Chinese navy commissions final two Jiangdao-class corvettes
17 February 2021
by Andrew Tate
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has commissioned the final two Jiangdao-class corvettes, bringing the total number of vessels of the class in PLAN service to 72, according to Chinese state-owned media.
The final two ships to enter service – both of which are of the anti-submarine warfare (ASW)-capable Type 056A variant – are
Nanyang
(pennant number 619) and
Shangqiu
(618). They were commissioned on 30 January and early February, respectively, although the locations of the ceremonies were not disclosed.
A screengrab from CCTV 7 footage released on 16 February shows Type 056A corvette
Xi Jinping was testing Biden admin. The answer is 2 American aircraft carriers
Sun Online Desk
10th February, 2021 05:37:59
Two American aircraft carriers including USS Nimitz, which was pulled out from the Persian Gulf earlier this month, conducted military exercises in the South China Sea in a clear signal to Xi Jinping’s China that President Joe Biden would continue with the Trump administration’s tough approach to Beijing.
The coordinated operations, combining ships and planes of the two strike groups Theodore Roosevelt and Nimitz, were carried out in a highly-trafficked area to demonstrate the US Navy s ability to operate in challenging environments, the US Pacific Fleet said in a statement on Tuesday on the exercises that angered China. Beijing described the exercises as an effort by the US “to flex its muscles”.
A file picture of a Chinese Navy submarine.
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A study by Naval Medical University in Shanghai of more than 500 servicemen and officers claims to be the first of its kind to highlight the psychological problems the troops working in the disputed waterway are facing One in five sailors serving with China’s submarine force, especially nuclear subs in the disputed South China Sea, are experiencing mental health problems, according to a new research.
China in recent years focussed its military deployment in the South China Sea (SCS), which has become a new theatre of conflict with frequent forays by U.S. naval vessels to assert freedom of navigation in the region.
One in five sailors in China s submarines in SCS suffer from mental health problems: Report
China has been building military bases on artificial islands in the region also claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.
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BEIJING: One in five sailors serving with China s submarine force, especially nuclear subs in the disputed South China Sea, are experiencing mental health problems, according to a new research.
China in recent years focussed its military deployment in the South China Sea (SCS), which has become a new theatre of conflict with frequent forays by US naval vessels to assert freedom of navigation in the region.
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