Originally published March 04, 2008, Updated and republished May 01, 2008:Chinese Jin Class Type 094 SSBN SubmarineBlog: FAS SSB, New Chinese Ballistic Missile Submarine SpottedWeb: UPDATED 05/09/2008NPR, China's Underground Submarine… more »
During our period of shrinking budgets; finite resources; prioritized threats; and difficult choices we can expect and should welcome passionate persuasive augments by our military components and their advocates.But, passionate persuasion must not yi… more »
United States maritime surveillance ship USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS 23)1 was harassed by a handful of smaller Chinese ships while openly conducting operations in the South China Sea, approximately 75 nautical miles south of Hainan Island, China (aerial map). more »
Congressional Research Service has published open source data and projections for China's submarine force structure:Res: FAS Secrecy Blog, China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress dated… more »
Originally Published March 26, 2009; Last Updated and Republished August 21, 2009:The Pentagon's 2008 Military Power of the People’s Republic of China (18M pdf) report indicates China increased its 2008 defense spending both in absolute terms and as… more »
Originally Published January 25, 2009; Updated and Republished May 26, 2009:
China has publicly released a whitepaper containing it National Defense in 2008 posture, which includes a People's Liberation Army, Navy (PLAN) section (25K pdf).
The whit… more »
Originally Published April 16, 2009 Updated and Republished April 22, 2009:
China's Commander-in-Chief (CINC) for the Navy, Admiral Wu Shengli1 hints at China's plans for a larger more robust indigenous naval force—these open discussions, while s… more »
Although the total number of China’s submarines is expected to remain about constant it will be a relatively more modern submarine force overall:
Hey, China publish your current and projected submarine force structure. more »
It’s not often an American trident ballistic missile submarine returning from patrol is congratulated by the Secretary of Navy, Chief of Naval Operations, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs et al.1 but then not every returning submarine marks the Navy’s 1,… more »
China gains more submarine "blue water" experience, conducting a modest record twelve fast attack (SSN) "patrols" (巡弋) in a single year, according to data released by the United States Navy in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)… more »