Not to disagree with your conclusions, Golly... according to our own Sinodefence site, 051C and 052C both only having 8 AShMs
?? Didn't i just say that? Of chinese destroyer which carries the YJ8 series missiles, the modernised Ludas, Luhus, Luhai and 052B class all carries 16 of them, only the 051C and 052C carries eight but thats due the fact that altough both of those designs are derivation of the "16 missiles ships", additional system fits prevents the extra octople of missiles.
I must have been blind, for some reason, I missed the word 'aside'. I will now go hide in a hole.