Future 054C class frigate CGI:
If the PLAN were to build this frigate, it would be a very nice and very powerful FFG with a good sized main gun, 48 VLS cells, spaces for two helos, strong close in anti-air, I am assuming torpedoes too, and good eight missile anti-surface.
It would probably displace in excess of 6,000 tons and be closer to a destroyer in terms of its armament.
But the laser CIWS is something that they are simply not prepared for yet, and would necessitate a significant, huge, leap forward in propulsion development that is not really mentioned here...in terms of providing the amount of electricity necessary.
So, I think that the PLAN is clearly happy with their Type 054A and they seem to continue to build them in serial production.
A vessel such as this, if built, is probably still a number of years out. Is there any "official" PLAN documentation on this? Or is this something a private individual has devised? ie. Is there even a Chinese shipbuilding company proposing this design?