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Are there any signs that China is planning or designing a new non-carrier surface combatant warship class in the near-to-medium term future beyond the current 052/054/055 classes? Or are they more likely to keep on upgrading the current classes with variants as need arises?

Well, there's this ship. It may only be a test platform, but I do think there is probably a useful niche to be found between current 056A and future 054B (assuming 054A production actually draws to a close at some point), mainly enhancing aviation capacity of 056A to create an affordable first-rate ASW combatant.