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The satellite images appear to show a new AEW Xian KJ-600 aircraft carried by an aircraft carrier at a base in Xian-Yanliang in the central part of the country. The move, according to Forbes and defense analysts, heralds a new era of naval power and a breakthrough in the development and capabilities of the Chinese Navy.
At the same time, new images show the Type 093 Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) nuclear submarine at the Yulin Naval Base in southern China’s Hainan Island Province.
PlanetLabs Inc, a private satellite imaging company, took both images at a time when the country was conducting missile tests.
Bejing launched four medium-range ballistic missiles in the South China Sea between Hainan Island and Paracel.
The US Department of Defense condemned the actions, claiming they threaten regional peace and security.
In recent days, a US Navy warship has also carried out a routine operation near the Paracel Islands, something frequently criticized by Beijing for threatening its sovereignty.
Oriana Skylar Mastro, a fellow at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, said of the submarines: “Chinese submarines, as they become more advanced, are still louder than American submarines.
“But it’s not really about their subs versus our subs.
“It’s your submarines against our ASW and our submarines against your ASW [Anti-submarine warfare].
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“If American warships sail through the South China Sea unharmed, they shouldn’t worry about PLA exercises, as the Chinese military will not threaten foreign ships passing through.
“But the US intent is malicious when it sends warships to the South China Sea.”
The publication warned that “the situation in the South China Sea is becoming increasingly tense” and stressed that China would like to “strengthen the management of military frictions.”
He added: “China does not want any conflict between the two armies in the South China Sea, but the Chinese military will respond firmly when provoked. PLA exercises are prepared for the worst scenarios. “
The United States and China have been in a heated dispute over the South China Sea, while Washington has criticized Beijing’s efforts to exert greater control over Hong Kong and the lack of action to control the Coronavirus pandemic.
Beijing has already established military outposts on the Paracel Islands and the Spratly Islands, two disputed archipelagos that the United States says undermine the sovereign rights of US partners in the region.
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