Chinese leader Xi Jinping has set a vision for transforming the People's Liberation Army (PLA) into a blue-water navy, which includes developing a formidable fleet of submarines for underwater ...

He also highlighted the challenge posed by the US Navy's fleet of nuclear attack submarines, which is the largest in the world and seen as a major threat to PLA Navy operations beyond the near seas.

A submarine attached to a submarine flotilla with the navy under the Chinese PLA Northern Theater Command steams towards the designated area during a recent maritime training exercise.

Some analysts said the Zunyi task group’s passage near Australia went beyond military posturing, with the presence of People’s Liberation Army (PLA ... The US Navy’s attack submarine ...

According to the PLA Navy, the Nanchang conducted live-fire drills covering sea attacks, air defense, anti-submarine warfare, and nuclear defense during the exercise. A recent China Central ...