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China may have developed a submarine with stealth technology able to give the country an edge should it attempt to invade Taiwan.<\/p>\n
The distinctive shape of the sides of the sail on the latest Type 039C Yuan-class non-nuclear submarines appears to have been built for stealth defence.<\/p>\n
The angled sides of this Chinese submarine would reduce its “signal strength” from active sonar, according to Naval News.<\/p>\n
The belief China’s submarine may evade sonars has been reinforced by a recent study focused on the impact of the designs on sonar stealth published by the country’s academics in the Polish-based Archives of Acoustics journal.<\/p>\n
This research, Naval News said, used designs very similar to the one spotted on the submarine.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> Chinese economy on brink of collapse as desperate banks try to plug \u00a370bn gap<\/strong><\/p>\n While this technology doesn’t turn the submarine completely invisible to radars, it is believed to be effective against medium-frequency sonars in masking the true nature of the vessel.<\/p>\n The Type 039C submarine, built in Wuhan and fitted out in Shanghai, marks an evolution in conventional submarine technology, as it is believed to be using 60 percent newly-researched and improved equipment and features significant system reconfiguration.<\/p>\n China possesses a fleet of both nuclear-powered and conventional submarines.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> News about the Type 039C, of which little is known, comes as concerns about China making a move on Taiwan continue to mount.<\/p>\n Tensions between Taiwan and China have been high throughout the year. In August, Taiwan\u2019s Ministry of National Defence warned of a possible “sharp increase” in frictions after claiming Chinese fighter jets crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait.<\/p>\n The median line has served for years as an unofficial barrier between Taiwan, which China claims as its own, and Beijing.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/china-submarines-taiwan-5090759.jpg?r=1701252007919\")
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