The Diplomat:
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officially took ownership of the first regimental set of Russian-made S-400 Triumf advanced interceptor-based air defense systems (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) last week, according to Russian media reports.
“Last week, an acceptance certificate was signed for the first batch of S-400 systems that was delivered from Russia by sea in May 2018. The systems passed over to China’s ownership once the documents was signed,” a Russian source is quoted by TASS news agency as saying earlier this week.
The first two Russian cargo ships carrying the bulk of the S-400 equipment, including launchers and mobile radar systems, arrived in China in April. The last delivery reportedly took place in early May. Russian personnel has been handing over the equipment to the Chinese military over the past months.
