CHINA-MILITARY: PLA NAVY

Vincent R. Stewart, Director of the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), told a hearing of the House Committee on Armed Services on February 3, 2015, that Chinese nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines will begin routine patrol missions in open sea this year. Separately, retired Chinese Rear Admiral Yin Zhuo was quoted by the official CCP newspaper 'People's Daily' as saying that Chinese merchant vessels could be used as cover to allow PLA ballistic missile submarines to penetrate the "First Island Chain," extending from Alaska to the Philippines, during peace time. Meanwhile, Cao Weidong, a Chinese military analyst, said that the United States, Japan and India are likely to exchange information on PLA submarine movements between the East China Sea and the Indian Ocean. He suggested that Chinese submarines dive deeper in the future to prevent detection from these nations in future operations.





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