The modernization process of China's navy

Since the early to mid-1990s, after more than 25 years of steady modernization construction, the Chinese Navy has become a powerful military force in China's coastal areas, conducting more and more military operations in more distant waters, including the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, Indian Ocean, and wider waters around Europe.

The Chinese Navy is considered a significant challenge to the US Navy in achieving and maintaining wartime control over the Western Pacific, marking the first time since the end of the Cold War that the US Navy has faced such a challenge. The Chinese navy is a key factor in China's challenge to the long-standing position of the United States as a military power in the Western Pacific.Some American observers have expressed concern or shock about the speed of China's naval shipbuilding work and the resulting trend in the relative size and capabilities of the Chinese and US navies.

The modernization construction of the Chinese Navy includes a wide range of ship, aircraft, and weapon procurement projects, as well as improvements in maintenance and logistics, regulations, personnel quality, education and training, and exercises. The Chinese navy currently has certain limitations and weaknesses, but is working hard to overcome them.China hopes that its navy can become part of China's anti access and regional denial forces, which can prevent the United States from interfering in conflicts in China's coastal areas over Taiwan or other issues, or delay arrival or reduce the effectiveness of US intervention.

Other tasks of the Chinese Navy include conducting maritime security (including anti piracy) operations, evacuating Chinese citizens from foreign countries when necessary, and carrying out humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations