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China Commissions Advanced Type 052D Destroyer Loudi Into Southern Fleet, Signalling Accelerated Naval Modernisation Amid South China Sea Tensions
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China Commissions Advanced Type 052D Destroyer Loudi Into Southern Fleet, Signalling Accelerated Naval Modernisation Amid South China Sea Tensions
The formal commissioning of the Type 052D guided-missile destroyer Loudi (hull number 176) into active service in early January 2026 marks a calibrated yet consequential escalation in China’s naval modernisation drive. As the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) inducts another high-end surface combatant into the Southern Theater Command, the move comes amid persistent maritime friction across the South China Sea and heightened strategic tension…
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