Chinese naval build-up continues, 2 ships meant to fire missiles launched

August 31, 2020

By 2025, China could have up to 40 advanced destroyers armed with various missiles. The frenetic modernisation of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy has caused alarm among neighbouring countries in recent years.

 

The state-run Global Times reported on Sunday that two destroyers, meant to carry missiles, had been launched. “PLA Navy’s eighth Type 055 and 25th Type 052D destroyers were simultaneously launched in the Dalian Shipyard at Northeast China’s Liaoning Province on Sunday morning,” the Global Times reported…

 

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