Is China building a bigger support ship for its future Type 004 carrier battle group?

China appears to be developing one of its largest fast combat-support ships for the future long-range operations of its Type ...

China aggressively patrols disputed waters. Now the US Coast Guard is moving in.

Several ships have been pulled from the Middle East to help challenge Beijing’s assertion of power in the Pacific.
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China’s navy now tops 370 ships and three carriers, outbuilding the West by hull count

The People’s Liberation Army Navy now fields a battle force of more than 370 ships and submarines, making it the largest fleet on the planet by hull count. Beijing has also put a third aircraft ...
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China’s Liaoning Carrier Strike Group Concludes 40-day Deployment to South China, Philippine Seas

The Liaoning Carrier Strike Group returned June 22, 2026, from a 40-day deployment to the South China Sea and Philippine Sea. Chinese state media image China’s Liaoning Carrier Strike Group returned ...
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Developments in the South China Sea: From flashpoint to framework

The geopolitics of the South China Sea in 2025 were shaped by four trends: continued confrontations between the China Coast Guard (CCG) and claimant states; renewed construction and militarization of ...
UPI

Is the South China Sea a military springboard for Beijing?

China's military activities and deployments in the South China Sea are often framed as part of its growing power projection capability, potentially a launch pad for its ambitions in the wider ...