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I'm John Batchew with Gordon Chang, my colleague and co-host, South China Morning Post,

influenced by the Chinese Communist Party, why China's People's Liberation Army is wary of Japanese submarine and missile strains.

Subhead Tokyo's effort to boost its naval power could, quote, definitely complicate, end quote, the strategic picture, according to military analysts.

We welcome Rick Fisher, the senior fellow for the International Assessment and Strategy Center.

Many years ago, Rick, I followed an author in a book in which he was identifying,

then building PLA Navy, which was occupied in imitating the U.S. Navy, transferring salutes as they

passed each other.

That was then. This is now. However, what I remember

is the weakness of the PLA Navy at that time, this is maybe 20 years ago, was anti-submarine

warfare. This article suggests that the Japanese submarine is something that they haven't

solved yet. Is that widespread or is it, is it solving,

but they've got work to do? Good evening to you. Good evening, John. Good evening, Gordon.

John, the People's Liberation Army Navy has invested heavily, massively in anti-submarine capabilities over the last 20 years.

Their capabilities now are far, far in advanced from when you referenced 2005.

They've invested in seabed-mounted sonar networks that are processed by supercomputers ashore that can very intimately

target anti-submarine warfare aircraft that they've been building a large fleet of, at least within

the first island chain.

The PLA Navy's ASW is growing quickly and is becoming

quite formidable, a real worry for the United States and its allies. But that said, Japan

has kept them on their toes, has advanced continually with its own submarine technology

and submarine capabilities, and they do have a margin of deterrence that is real.

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