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The PLAN "is executing a significant strategic shift from diesel-electric to all-nuclear construction, representing a fundamental departure from historical construction patterns." Expanded investments at three shipyards, major construction efforts, and infrastructure upgrades have increased China's nuclear submarine production rate from less than one boat a year "to significantly higher rates."
The simultaneous deployment of China's two aircraft carriers east of the Philippines represents a historic moment in China's naval capabilities, indicating its ambition for a world-class navy by 2035.