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Xi attends commissioning of 3 naval vessels

By ZHAO LEI | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-26 06:50
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President Xi Jinping attends the commissioning ceremony of three naval vessels, the Changzheng-18, the Dalian, and the Hainan at a naval port in Sanya, South China's Hainan province on April 23, 2021. [Photo/CCTV]

The Changzheng 18 is a Type 09IV-A nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the Dalian is a Type 055 guided-missile destroyer and the Hainan is a Type 075 amphibious assault ship.

The Type 09IV-A is believed to be an upgraded variant of the Type 09IV, the second generation of the nation's nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine that replaced the old Type 09II. This class is regarded as the pillar of China's sea-based nuclear deterrence system.

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