The accident exposed China's push for a modernized, nuclear-powered submarine fleet, but it also drew questions about the designs and technologies employed for modern submarine crafts. China may ...

Moreover, the design of these submarines was innovative and has since ... from fulfilling their intended role as a game-changer in modern naval warfare. But with the end of the Cold War came ...

replace or incorporate modern submarines to their fleets according to reports from Asia-Pacific countries. In the case of China they are expected to be nuclear-powered attack subs armed with ...