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CHINESE NAVAL EXPANSION HITS HIGH GEAR The text below is a full version of the analysis entitled “Chinese Naval Expansion Hits High Gear: China’s Navy Acquires 15 Warships in 7 Months“, which was originally released by SouthFront on July 19, 2018: While there was much fanfare and attention given to the July 3rd launch of two Type 055 guided missile destroyers at the Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DISC) shipyard in Dalian, very little mention has been made of the many other warships that the PLAN has launched or commissioned since the beginning of the year. Although the Type 055 DDG is the PLAN’s most powerful surface combatant, and the largest such vessel constructed by an Asian nation since World War II, they are one component in a steadily growing naval force structure. Continue:
