The barges have road spans longer than football fields that could enable rapid deployment beyond heavily defended beaches.
A Chinese Communist Party work report last week dropped its usual reference to China's "peaceful" unification with Taiwan.
The new vessels, a prime example of China’s civil-military fusion strategy, aim to enhance the PLA’s amphibious landing operations.
Inspired by World War II Mulberry Harbors, this innovation will enable the PLA to bypass Taiwan’s well-defended Red Beaches, providing alternative landing zones that were previously unsuitable ...