Corvette/Light frigate thread (056A, sub-4000t FFLs)

[RTB74]

Thai nationalists are very concerned about this ship, dissatisfied with China, and have proposed anti-China measures, such as halting Falcon Strike training, stopping the purchase of Chinese weapons, selling Type 071 ships, and disbanding the S26T to acquire German or Swedish submarines

 

[pkj]

It's indeed for Cambodia and as an aid. In fact, it's named Type 056C.

There is also a second ship that is half done.

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These two 056c corvette will be donated to Cambodia. Presumaby they will join the two 056 already handed over to Cambodia at the Ream Naval Base.

These four will enable Cambodia to have true brown-water capabilities.....and solidify China's foothold at Ream.

 

[00CuriousObserver]

These two 056c corvette will be donated to Cambodia. Presumaby they will join the two 056 already handed over to Cambodia at the Ream Naval Base.

These four will enable Cambodia to have true brown-water capabilities.....and solidify China's foothold at Ream.

There is nothing that indicates the two existing 056As at Ream belong to Cambodia (iirc, the ships also rotated at some point, further indicating they don't belong to Cambodia). Ayi also previously mentioned that they're there as a de facto PLAN deployment.

According to Ayi, the 056As weren't a gift or sale to Cambodia; those were just excuses and they're actually de facto deployments to the base.

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Also, Cambodia has some restrictions in its constitution with regards to foreign troops on its soil. Note the difference between the name of this base and the one in Djibouti: 中国人民解放军驻吉布提保障基地 vs 中柬云壤港联合保障和训练中心 -- People's Liberation Army Support Base in Djibouti vs China-Cambodia Ream Port Joint Support and Training Center.

 

[no_name]

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