Proknow Chapter 8: China

PLA stands for

People's Liberation Army

PLA consist of what forces

Navy, Army, Air Force, Strategic Support Force, and Rocket Force

"China's naval modernization effort has been underway for about __ years, since the ealry to mid ___s.

30 , 1990s

True or false: Although China's ability to project power to more distant locations remains limited, its reach is growing, and in the future, the U.S. dominance is likely to be challenged.

True

CCP stands for

Chinese Communist Party

China seeks to displace the US in the _____-____ region.

Indo- Pacific

SLOC stands for

Sea lines of communication

What year did China annnounce the BRI and what does it stand for?

2013, Belt and road initiative

what is another phrase for the BRI?

One belt, one road (OBOR)

The BRI initiative aims to strengthen China's _____ with the world

connectivity

The BRI covers a multitude of investment projects designed to promote flow of _____, _____, and ______.

goods, investment, and people

The BRI includes high speed railways, highways, pipelines, energy projects, and investments to create a 21st century _____ _____.

Maritime Road

As of 2023, how many countries and what portion / percentage of the world signed on BRI projects?

147 countries, accounting for 2/3 of the world's population and 40% of GDP signed

China has already spent over ______ and could spend as much as _____ to complete the BRI.

$1 trillion, and $8 trillion

In what year did China's leaders state that the OBOR now encompasses all regions of the world, including the Artic and Latin America.

2017

In what year did China open a naval base in Djibouti, right near the entrance of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

2017

Why was it strategically important that China opened a naval base in Djibouti?

it overlooks the chokepoint of a major SLOC (sea lines of communication)

China has successfully built a pier off Cambodia's Ream

Naval Base, what year was it funded and constructed from?

2020-2023

Is the pier open to warships from all friendly countries?

yes

President Xi Jinping established this type of silk road that is essentially all digital

"21st century digital silk road"

What term describes the following: a type of wall, a barrier to be breached by an attacker or strengthened by a defender. They are seen as spring boards, potential bases for ops to attack or invade.

First and Second Island Chains

What countries are in the Second Island Chain top to bottom?

Japan, Guam, Palau

What countries are in the First Island Chain top to bottom?

N. Korea, S. Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam

When was China's goal of achieving a "world class military" first articulated?

2017

When is China's goal of "basically" achieving military modernization by? And when was it's original goal date?

2027, original goal: 2035

What year does China want to have a "dominant" military by?

2049

What year will President Xi Jinping be ready to invade Taiwan?

2027

China's military modernization is focused on developing military capabilities in all warfighting domains such as:

long-range precision strike, air and maritime capabilities, cyberspace, electronic warfare, space and counterspace, enhanced nuclear forces

The PLA Rocket Force has the ability to strike as far as the ____ _____ and the _____ Ocean from mainland China.

Western Pacific, Indian (Ocean)

True or false: In 2019, China had a warhead stockpile in the low-200s and projected it to at least triple over the next decade.

False --> It is projected to double not triple

In 2022, the Pentagon announced China surpassed ______ nuclear warheads and warned that China could triple its arsenal by 2035.

400

China seeks to lead the shift toward "intelligentized" warfare through a national strategy of "______-_____ _______" by reforming its organizations for research and development

military-civil fusion

How many personnel are in the PLA

2 million in regular forces

PLA recruit base

Conscription, some volunteer.

PLA Equipment Profile:

primarily domestic systems influenced by technology derived from other countries, modern weaponry in each service, some advanced weaponry

PLA Core Strength:

Long- range precision strike, information warfare, nuclear retaliatory capability

PLA developing strengths:

Maritime power projection, special ops

PLA vulnerabilities:

Logistics, rigid command structure, joint warfare

PLAN is the largest navy in the world with a battle force over ____ platforms

370

The overall battle force of China is expected to grow to _____ ships by _____.

435 ships by 2030. (The Navy by comparison included 296 battle ships as of SEP 30, 2024)

North Sea Fleet base and HQ

Yellow Sea, HQ: Qingdao Naval Base

East Sea Fleet base and HQ

East China Sea, HQ: Ningbo Fleet Headquarters

South Sea Fleet base and HQ

South China Sea, HQ: Yulin Naval Base

Which ship is China's newest and most capable?

Type 055 Destroyer (Renhai Class Cruiser)

What year was the Type 055 Destroyer (Renhai Class Cruiser) commissioned?

2020, with over 16 more planned for construction

The Renhai displaces more water than both the _______ and _____ ______ Class ships

Ticonderoga, Arleigh Burke

How many VLS and Torpedo Tubes does the Type 055 Destroyer (Renhai Class Cruiser) have?

112 VLS, 2 Torpedo Tubes

What is the aricraft onboard the Type 055?

2 helicopter

What is the VID of the Type 055

Single forward gun, square shaped sensor, lower helo landing pad

VID on Luyang III Class Destroyer?

515 ft in length, flat-paneled active electronically scanned array radar

Which destroyer is the most capable guided missile destroyer in the PLAN

Luyang III

True or false: The Luyan III was originally referred to as the Chinese Aegis, portraying it as a peer contemporary of US ships

True

How many VLS and Torpedo tubes are on the Luyang III Class Destroyer?

64 VLS, 6 Torpedo tubes

How many helo on Luyang III?

2 helo

What is the full name of the CV-16

CV-16 Liaoning Aircraft Carrier

Full name of the CV-17

CV-17 Shandong Aircraft Carrier

What is the most recognizable feature of the Liaoning 16, and how long is the CV-16/17?

The ski-jump catapult. 999 ft long

What year was the first aircraft carrier commissioned into the PLAN

1998 from Ukraine which achieved operational capability in 2016.

Which was China's first domestically built aircraft carrier?

CV-17 Shandong and reached capability in 2019

True or fale: The Shandong is a modified version of the Liaoning design that incorporates improvements that will allow it to hold an air wing of 40 aircraft with 36 fighters.

True

Liaoning is equipped with only what kind of weapons?

Air defense weapons (18 cell missile system) and must use it for surface attack

What is the aircraft on the CV-16?

30+ fixed-wing airplanes and helos with 24 fighters, most notably the J-15 Flanker X2

When was the third type of aircraft carrier, the Fujan, launched?

June 17, 2022 and began sea trials in May 2024

The Fujan has an estimated load of how many tons?

80,000

What is the full name of the Jin Class Submarine?

Jin Class Strategic Missile Submarine (Type 094)

The Jin class submarine is a ballistic missile sub which patrols where?

South China Sea, close to China's coastal waters. The South China Sea is becoming a bastion for SSBN ops.

What is the crew of Jin class?

140

Jin Class Propulsion

Nuclear

Weapons on the Jin class

12 SSBN missiles, 6 torpedo tubes

Shang Class Attack Submarine (Type 093) is what gen and powered by what?

Is a second-generation nuclear-powered attack sub

The Shang class does NOT have a VLS.

FALSE!!!! it is confirmed that is does have VLS for YJ-18 and variants of CJ-10

Crew and propulsion of Shang class

Crew: 100 ; Propulsion: Nuclear

Weapons on the Shang Class

6 torpedo tubes, VLS for YJ-18 or CJ-10

The Yuan Class Submarine (Type 039A) crew, weapons, and powered by

-diesel electric

-Very quiet

-36 crew

-6 torpedo tubes

True or false: The Yuan Class (Type 039A) is as quiet as other modernized diesel-electric subs which are easy to track

False. they are extremely hard to track obvi

The Su-30 Flanker is comparable to what American aircraft?

McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle

True or false: The Su-30 Flanker is upgraded with avionics, maritime strike capabilities, and electronic warfare

TRUE

The Su-30 Flanker is known to be primary capable of conducting intercepts between the US ____ and ______ aircraft.

P-8 and P-3

The J-15 Flanker X2 is a _____ generation, ____ jet, all-weather ______ aircraft.

4th gen, twin-jet, fighter aircraft

Which aircraft is the carrier-based aircraft in the PLA Air Force?

J-15 Flanker X2

When did the J-15 Flanker X2 conduct its first takeoff from a simulated ski-jump?

6 May 2010

When did the J-15 Flanker X2 conduct its first takeoff and landing off the Liaoning?

25 November 2012

Which missile is known as the Chinese supersonic anti-ship cruise missile?

YJ-12

How many seconds would the US have to engage before the YJ-12 impact?

45 seconds

Which missile is a chinese family of anti-ship and land attack cruise missiles?

YJ-18

The YJ-18 is similar to the Russian 3M-54 Kulb with a range of how many nautical miles?

290

The YJ-18 claims to have what kind of guidance system that carries 660 pounds of explosives?

BeiDou Navigation Satellite System

Which missile is known as the "Carrier Killer Missile?"

Dong-Feng 221

The latest DF-21D was said to be the world's first

anti-ship ballistic missile

Which missile is known as the "Guam Killer?"

Dong-Feng 26

What is the range on the Dong-Feng 26?

4,5000 km that could reach Guam, Darwin, and Diego Garcia

Review the Chinese Military Incidents & Milestones on your own for now

I'm tired of making the quizlet lol