According to information published by Global Times on April 8, 2021, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently commissioned two new mine countermeasure vessels, or MCMV, and deployed them in a recent all-day exercise. Analysts said that minesweeping capacity is important for the PLA in the Taiwan Straits.
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| The minesweeper Yucheng (Hull 846) attached to a minesweeper squadron with the North China Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy fires it's 30mm gun during a realistic training exercise in the waters of the Yellow Sea in 2017 (Picture source: China military) |
