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Friday, January 18, 2013

New tankers could allow Chinese navy to circle the globe

Type 903 - upgraded Qiandaohu-class oiler |The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy now has an aircraft carrier, new jet fighters to fly off the flattop and even new submarines and guided-missile destroyers able to protect the refurbished Soviet carrier.

And with the successful first sea trials of two new, 180-metre-long fleet oilers -- tanker ships designed to keep other vessels fuelled, or "replenished," while sailing long distance -- the PLAN could soon be able to deploy all this new hardware beyond coastal waters.

"Replenishment vessel construction rate will be a particularly revealing barometer of the PLAN's future expeditionary intentions," wrote Andrew Erickson, an analyst at the US Naval War College.

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