China has debuted yet another new warship built to launch amphibious landings in military exercises held this month.

China’s naval branch, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy, announced it launched its fourth Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship, CNS Hubei, during training exercises staged in the South China Sea.

The Type 075 was built to conduct amphibious landings. It can deploy troops from helicopters while offloading landing craft, tanks and armored vehicles from its interior.

The South Pacific has been the scene of skyrocketing tensions in recent months as China seeks to expand its maritime dominance — to the alarm of South Pacific nations.

On the heels of the new warship’s launch, China has deployed about 11 Coast Guard vessels to the Second Thomas Shoal in further aggress

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