China, Submarine
China Is Secretly Building a Strange, New Kind of Nuclear Submarine
GIVEN THE SECRECY SURROUNDING THE SINKING, details on the sub are sparse. The Pentagon identified it as nuclear-powered, in spite of the fact that all of China’s nuclear-powered submarines are currently built by the Bohai Shipyard in Huludao.
China has come up with a fiendishly clever way to power its new submarine fleet
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (the PLAN) has developed an entirely new type of submarine, according to reports. In this, a small, “auxiliary” nuclear powerplant is coupled with batteries and a conventional powerplant – probably diesel engines.
China’s Nuclear-Submarine Mishap Points to Challenge of Catching Up With U.S.
Building a potent nuclear submarine force would help China tighten control over its peripheral waters and improve its ability to seize Taiwan.
China’s newest nuclear-powered submarine sank earlier this year, US officials say
China’s newest nuclear-powered submarine sank pierside in the spring and the Chinese Navy tried to conceal the loss, according to two US defense officials.
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What reports got wrong about China’s ‘sunken nuclear submarine’
Western news organizations often miss crucial context—and even the real news—about Chinese military modernization.
China’s top-of-the-line nuclear submarine sunk in shipyard
Beijing has not acknowledged the sinking and a US defence official said it was "not surprising" that China's navy would conceal it.
Why ‘sinking’ of China’s new nuclear submarine is a big blow to its navy
China’s naval expansion suffered a major setback when its state-of-the-art Zhou-class nuclear-powered submarine reportedly sank at a shipyard near Wuhan sometime in May or June this year. Beijing is yet to make an official statement hinting at an attempted cover-up.
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US Nuclear Attack Submarine Reaches Allied Base Near China
China has two Type 093 and four Type 093A nuclear-powered attack ... and could have three boats of this class by 2025. Nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Seawolf transits the Pacific Ocean on ...
New Chinese nuclear attack submarine sank during construction, US defense official says
A senior U.S. defense official says satellite imagery shows that China's newest nuclear submarine sank while under ...
China accused of trying to cover up major blunder involving its most advanced nuclear submarine
Naval experts and US officials say vessel appears to have sunk in port, and may have been carrying nuclear fuel at the time ...
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Navy Seawolf-Class Sub Crashed Into Underwater Mountain Close to China
The USS Connecticut, a Seawolf-class submarine and one of the most advanced in the U.S. Navy, was damaged in 2021 after ...
Setback for Xi Jinping's military ambitions as China's newest nuclear-powered submarine sinks at Wuhan port
China's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine, identified as a Zhou-class submarine, sank at a pier during construction ...
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China’s Naval Aspirations Challenged By Submarine Sinking Incident | NewsX Exclusive
In a significant blow to Chinese President Xi Jinping's naval goals, China's latest nuclear submarine sank during ...