China-defense

   p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px 'Ginto Copilot Variable'; color: #26221f}span.s1 {letter-spacing: 0.1px} On March 21, 1997, the Chinese Navy’s DDG 112 Ship made her first-ever visit to the continental United States. The photo showed the ship's arrival at the U.S. Navy base in San Diego, marking a historic port call on the American West Coa...

 The PLAN destroyer Harbin (DDG‑112) is widely expected to be decommissioned. Since late 2025, multiple Chinese defense commentators (link) (link) and (link) have suggested that both its name and pennant number will be reassigned to the 12th Type 055 destroyer (link) now under construction at the Dalian Shipyard. Given the pace of the PLAN’s modernization, retiring a 30‑yea...

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p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px 'Ginto Copilot Variable'; color: #26221f}span.s1 {letter-spacing: 0.1px} The Type 076 landing helicopter dock has entered its third round of sea trials, indicating continued progress in validating its propulsion, aviation facilities, and integrated systems.    Thursday, November 06, 2025

   p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px 'Ginto Copilot Variable'; color: #26221f}span.s1 {letter-spacing: 0.1px} What we got here is a perfectly boring PR photo of the 73rd Group Army welcoming a fresh shipment of recruits  a.k.a fresh meat into an infantry company.  They’re carrying the standard QBZ‑191 5.8x42mm  rifle, wearing the...