UK think tank: China's number of nuclear submarines launched and displacement in the past five years have surpassed the United States

　　The continuously strengthening Chinese defense and military capabilities have caused great anxiety among the West. Therefore, they have increased their dual pressure on China in military and economic aspects, while also deliberately hyping up the so-called "China threat theory".

　　On February 16, the UK-based think tank International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) released a report titled "China Accelerates Submarine Production", which stated: "China has surpassed the United States in both the number of nuclear submarines launched and displacement between 2021 and 2025, posing an increasingly serious challenge to Western countries." The report presented nine satellite images taken by the US Planet satellite in recent years and, after analysis and assessment, concluded that "China has built a total of 10 nuclear submarines over the past five years, with a displacement of 79,000 tons, while the US built only three, with a displacement of 55,000 tons."

　　The report pointed out: "Due to the larger size and more complex technology of American submarines, the US Navy will not reach its '1+2' (i.e., one ballistic missile nuclear submarine and two cruise missile nuclear submarines delivered annually) plan target until 2028. However, China has already achieved this annual production target."

　　At this time, the UK's Jane's Defence Weekly published an article titled "China's First 095-Class Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine Begins Fitting Out". The article stated: "The new attack nuclear submarine first adopts an X-type rudder design, equipped with an unusually large rudder surface, aiming to enhance maneuverability during surface navigation, marking a major breakthrough in China's submarine design. In addition, it uses a pump-jet propulsion system instead of a traditional swept-back propeller, meaning that the detection and tracking difficulty of the new submarine will significantly increase, especially when sailing at high speeds underwater."

　　Interestingly, although the article was accompanied by a satellite image that is not very clear and in the commentary, it deliberately downplays the achievements made by China in strengthening its national defense, it still sparked a heated discussion on social media and online. Many foreign military fans believe that China's new attack nuclear submarine will surpass the US SSN(X) nuclear submarine in performance, and its psychological impact on the West may be no less than that of the 055-class 10,000-ton destroyer, the J-20 stealth fighter, and the J-36 sixth-generation aircraft.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1857460251973641/

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