China has reportedly been preparing for a potential amphibious ... Five Chinese naval ships—including two Type 052D destroyers, one Type 075 amphibious assault ship, one Type 071 amphibious transport ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

China's first amphibious assault ships, the Type 075, launched in 2019. China's People's Liberation Army Navy, or PLAN, has been working on modernizing its forces for more than a decade ...

The 071s are Landing Ship Dock or LPD type vessels and were the largest ships in the Chinese Navy until the first aircraft carrier entered service in 2013. But while Chinese aircraft carriers are ...