Vladimir79 wrote:Calling ethnic Chinese from Myanmar as combat experience for the Chinese military, now that is funny. Anti-piracy patrols is an action for a Coast Guard, not a Navy.
No, those r demobilized or soldiers "on leave" from the PLA:
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/recruit-03242015121255.html
http://nvo.ng.ru/wars/2016-10-28/1_924_china.html?print=Y
The Chinese were fighting there since 1960: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_campaign_at_the_China%E2%80%93Burma_border
Their CG is used in SE Asia, but off E. Africa, the PLAN ships r deployed: http://www.atimes.com/anti-piracy-mission-helps-china-develop-blue-water-navy/
https://www.cna.org/cna_files/pdf/D0020834.A1.pdf
Their SSBNs r conducting deterrent patrols, SSNs deploy to the Indian Ocean, & an ice strengthened ship sailed in the Arctic & Antarctic. http://www.a-pln.org/activities/activities_view/China%E2%80%99s_Sea-Based_Nuclear_Deterrent
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/14-chinese-navy-ships-spotted-in-indian-ocean-indian-navy-monitoring-locations/articleshow/61882634.cms
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/indian-navy-chinese-nuclear-sub-indian-ocean-185695-2014-03-21
https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/chinese-nuclear-subs-in-the-indian-ocean/
http://www.chinare.gov.cn/english/gb_article.php?modid=15001
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/01/140103-antarctica-ship-icebreakers-science-ice-trapped/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Xue_Long
Their probe
was intentionally crashed into the lunar surface:
https://www.space.com/2320-china-moon-probe-crashes-lunar-surface.html