https://www.scmp.com/rss/505648/feed Suyash Desai is a research analyst for the China Studies Programme at The Takshashila Institution. His research focuses on China’s defence and foreign policies en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy marks its 71st anniversary today. It comes amid intensified drills in the near seas and Western Pacific, along with deepening tensions in the South China Sea. The navy has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s military reforms. Driven by great power ambitions, Chinese naval shipbuilders have been churning out warships at a record pace over the past few years. Consequently, the Chinese navy today has the world’s largest... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3081010/coronavirus-economic-crisis-squeezes-chinas-plans-expand-its-navy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3081010/coronavirus-economic-crisis-squeezes-chinas-plans-expand-its-navy?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Apr 2020 01:30:12 +0000