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Chinese navy's latest destroyer is capable of countering stealth aircraft and satellites, according to the country's state-run media.
The domestically built Type 055 destroyer can reportedly spot and strike military aircraft designed to avoid radar detection.
It can also track satellites circulating the Earth at an altitude of up to 500 kilometres (310 miles) and guide missiles to attack them, Beijing's military experts have suggested.
The 10,000-ton-class surface warship, officially named the Nanchang, was commissioned to China's People's Liberation Army on January 12 this year in the eastern port city of Qingdao
The 10,000-ton-class surface warship, officially named the Nanchang, was commissioned to China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) on January 12 this year in the eastern port city of Qingdao.
It is China's biggest destroyer so far and has been billed as 'the most powerful surface combatant' in Beijing's navy, apart from its aircraft carriers.
The Nanchang went into active service on the same day the US expressed its support for the re-elected Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, who won in a landslide in January on the back of a message of standing up to Beijing.
And the newest reports of the vessel came as political tensions between Beijing and self-ruled Taiwan have escalated to a new high.
Taiwan, which China considers as part of its territory, celebrated its national day on Saturday.
On the same day, China's state broadcaster released footage of the country's soldiers 'seizing an island' during a live-fire drill - a move believed to aim at ratcheting up pressure on Taipei.
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The domestically built Type 055 destroyer can reportedly spot and strike military aircraft designed to avoid radar detection.
It can also track satellites circulating the Earth at an altitude of up to 500 kilometres (310 miles) and guide missiles to attack them, Beijing's military experts have suggested.
The 10,000-ton-class surface warship, officially named the Nanchang, was commissioned to China's People's Liberation Army on January 12 this year in the eastern port city of Qingdao
The 10,000-ton-class surface warship, officially named the Nanchang, was commissioned to China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) on January 12 this year in the eastern port city of Qingdao.
It is China's biggest destroyer so far and has been billed as 'the most powerful surface combatant' in Beijing's navy, apart from its aircraft carriers.
The Nanchang went into active service on the same day the US expressed its support for the re-elected Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, who won in a landslide in January on the back of a message of standing up to Beijing.
And the newest reports of the vessel came as political tensions between Beijing and self-ruled Taiwan have escalated to a new high.
Taiwan, which China considers as part of its territory, celebrated its national day on Saturday.
On the same day, China's state broadcaster released footage of the country's soldiers 'seizing an island' during a live-fire drill - a move believed to aim at ratcheting up pressure on Taipei.
China's destroyer can strike stealth aircraft and take down satellites
The 10,000-ton-class surface warship, officially named the Nanchang, was commissioned to China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) on January 12 this year in the eastern port city of Qingdao.
