Communist China Envisioning Supersized Landing Ships To Put Troops and Vehicles Ashore in Any Invasion of Free China

A war of tomorrow — rather than yesteryear — is coming into focus in the straits between the mainland and Taiwan.

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Military delegates march ahead of the opening session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, March 5, 2025. AP/Andy Wong

These aren’t like the troop landing ships one sees in World War II movies, disgorging troops on beaches from Normandy to Iwo Jima. These troops will be invading the enemy in style, in trucks and tanks rolling off bridges protruding more than 100 meters from sleek barges extending stern to stern a mile into the sea.

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