ASSESSMENTS
China: Closing the Gap in Anti-Submarine Warfare
Jul 20, 2015 | 11:09 GMT
![A Chinese Type 056 corvette photographed in May 2013. Beijing thus needs to develop robust anti-submarine warfare capabilities to keep submarines out of the first island chain, where many mainland and naval targets would be in range of attack.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/main/images/china-asw.jpg?itok=gtobvVAB)
A Chinese Type 056 corvette photographed in May 2013. Beijing thus needs to develop robust anti-submarine warfare capabilities to keep submarines out of the first island chain, where many mainland and naval targets would be in range of attack.
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