Chinese Barge Usable For Potential Taiwan Beach Landings Seen In Action In New Image

This follows the emergence of satellite imagery showing multiple similar, but different jack-up barges in various stages of construction at a shipyard in southeastern China. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has been increasingly demonstrating its ability to leverage ostensibly non-military maritime assets to support amphibious operations, especially a possible invasion of Taiwan. Independent naval analyst H.I. Sutton, writing for Naval News, was first to report last week on the construction of new jack-up barges at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) on Longxue Island just southeast of the city of Guangzhou.