as stated many times by the US defense paper
What US defense paper?
PLA does not have and don't really want a unit carrying out western T1 unit mission set
This is not true.
Think of it this way , PLA think of it's spec ops as the element that operates in the enemies rear in support of a conventional forces ,
That's the concept behind the ground force TZ brigades, whilst there might be overlapping mission sets, Jiaolong, as a
naval commando unit,
UNDER NAVAL COMMAND has naval-oriented mission sets.
You claiming what are and aren't "priority missions" is conjecture. VBSS capabilities are part of what sets Jiaolong navy commandos from just normal ground force TZ brigades
Jiaolong as the marine spec ops unit , it's main mission is still sea infiltration ,intel gathering and sabotage , that it.
WHAT? Then what's the point of the navy having a navy SF doing navy stuff.
They've been doing this mission set in the Gulf of Aden for well over a decade. They've obtained experience and have had plenty of exchanges with better units, and yet have shown minimal improvement in tactics, professionalism, and equipment. Priority or not, the most likely explanation is that there has been a failure to improve and modernize.
I'm pretty sure they're cosplayers.
Not cosplayers, they're from a training organization.
