China’s new stealth submarine – Type 039C

According to Chinese sources, the Type 039C conventionally-powered submarine has been commissioned into the PLAN (Chinese Navy).

What does this tell us about the Chinese Navy’s conventionally-powered submarine program, and what is the significance of this particular submarine?

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