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SCMP: Is China’s nuclear attack submarine too easy to detect?
Military experts say it may not be as quiet as it should be after Japanese navy discovered vessel while submerged near disputed Diaoyu Islands.
After a Chinese nuclear attack submarine was discovered by the Japanese navy while submerged near disputed islands in the East China Sea, military experts say it could be too easy to detect.
The PLA Navy’s 110-metre Shang-class submarine surfaced in international waters with a Chinese flag on its mast on January 12 after it was followed by the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force for two days.
Some military experts believe the vessel was forced to surface, but others say there is not enough information to back up that theory.
China’s defence ministry has not responded to inquiries from the South China Morning Post regarding the incident.
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WNU Editor: They may be easy to detect now, but I am willing to bet that the next generation of Chinese nuclear attack submarines will not be that easy to detect.
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