'Theirs is a brutal system as far as accidents are concerned,' one expert told Newsweek of the alleged deadly disaster.
An unconfirmed report emerged this week of a deadly maritime disaster in the Yellow Sea, off China's coastline, in which a People's Liberation Army Navy submarine was allegedly fatally snared in an anti-submarine net intended for enemy submersibles.The Daily Mail, which reported the incident, cited classified British intelligence documents as the basis of its article.
Recent Chinese assertiveness can be expected to undergo review as well.'China's Naval AmbitionsBeijing has already constructed the world's largest navy, with more than 340 ships. Still, numbers alone will not make it the most potent. But the success of the PLA Navy's transition from a 'green water' force to a 'blue water' force—a navy with the capability to routinely operate far from its own shores—remains uncertain.
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