14-Dec-2022: Union Minister Dr Jitendra says, India is not reliant on China for accessing rare earth minerals
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said that India is not reliant on China for accessing rare earth minerals.
In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Dr Jitendra Singh said, in India, capacity and capabilities in terms of mining, processing, extraction, refining and production of high pure RE oxides is adequately available.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, the production of Monazite the primary source of rare earth mineral in India is around 4000 MT per annum. Though IREL(India) Limited, formerly India Rare Earths Limited has installed capacity to process about 10,000 MT of rare earth bearing mineral, the production is capped on account of non-grant of mining leases, environment clearance, CRZ clearance from MoEF & CC, Consent to Operate, restrictions on account of Forest and uncontrolled inhabitation etc.
As on September, 2022, Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD) has established
- 13.07 million tonnes in-situ monazite (containing ~55-60% total Rare Earth Elements oxide) resource occurring in the coastal beach placer sands in parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat and in the inland placers in parts of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
- 7,37,283 tonne Rare Earth Elements Oxide (REO) in Ambadungar area, Chhota Udepur district, Gujarat
- 36,945 tonnes REO in Bhatikhera area, Barmer district, Rajasthan
- 2,000 tonne of heavy mineral concentrate containing ~2% xenotime (a phosphate mineral of yttrium and rare earth elements) in the riverine placer deposits of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. Presently, AMD is carrying out collection of xenotime bearing heavy mineral concentrate in the unit established in Chhattisgarh and has a stockpile of 97.688 tonnes xenotime bearing heavy mineral concentrate.
Further, Geological Survey of India (GSI) carries out mapping and exploration activities for various mineral commodities including Rare Earth Element (REE) and Rare Metal (RM) in different parts of the country with an aim to find out potential mineralized locales as well as to augment mineral resource.
As regards production, capacity and capabilities in terms of mining, processing, extraction, refining and production of high pure RE oxides is adequately available in India.
RE in the form of oxides/ compounds, duly liberated from radioactivity is available for all including the private sector since 1950. As regards developing rare earth value chain, a Rare Earth Theme Park is being setup which will upscale the scientific principles proven at laboratory to pilot scale and demonstrate the same to aspiring Industries willing to set up commercial operations. Besides, the Theme Park will also undertake skill development activities to develop the workforce of future.
Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), a constituent unit of DAE is carrying out exploration to augment resources of Rare Earth Elements (REE) along the coastal / inland / riverine placer sands of the country for augmentation of Heavy Minerals resource, which includes monazite (a mineral of REE and thorium) and xenotime (a mineral of REE and yttrium) as well as in several potential geological domains (hard rocks) of the country. well as in several potential geological domains (hard rocks) of the country.
15-Dec-2021: Ban on Chinese Goods
There have been some representations/suggestions from public and industry to boycott the import of Chinese goods citing strained relations with China. In June 2020, a representation was also received from a Member of Parliament calling for banning/boycotting of all Chinese goods in light of developments at Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh.
The Government of India, from time to time, takes appropriate measures to regulate import of goods including those related to national interest. India and China are both members of the WTO and any trade restriction imposed must be WTO compliant. Government has from time to time reviewed and taken WTO compliant measures (both policy and trade remedies) to address the concerns raised by various stakeholders to have a holistic global trade strategy. To support and expand domestic capacities, Government has implemented policies to promote domestic manufacturing like the production linked incentive (PLI) schemes in line with Atmanirbhar Bharat policy.
12-Nov-2020: China begins work on railway up to Arunachal border
China has begun work on a strategically significant railway line - its second major rail link to Tibet - that will link Sichuan province with Nyingchi, which lies near the border with India’s Arunachal Pradesh.
Underlining the special importance that the Chinese government has placed on the project, President Xi Jinping officially “gave the instruction” to begin work on the project and called it “a major step in safeguarding national unity and a significant move in promoting economic and social development of the western region.”
The importance of the project is two-fold. Like the Qinghai-Tibet railway line, which in 2006 connected Lhasa to the hinterland, this will be the second such route linking the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) to the hinterland.
Secondly, it will run right up to Nyingchi near the border with India, which it will link to both Lhasa and Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan. The entire line will run from Chengdu to Lhasa, connecting the two capitals of TAR and Sichuan and cutting the journey from 48 hours to 13 hours.
The railway will help transport advanced equipment and technologies from the rest of China to Tibet and bring local products out. If a scenario of a crisis happens at the border, the railway can act as a 'fast track' for the delivery of strategic materials.
The railway is also of great significance in safeguarding national unity and consolidating border stability. As the railway runs near China's southwest border areas, it will largely improve the efficiency and convenience of military personnel and material transportation and logical supplies.
The first segment of the line within Sichuan province, from Chengdu to Yaan, was completed in December 2018. Work on the 1,011 km-section from Yaan to Nyingchi, which was formally launched this week, and will be finished in 2030. The difficulty involved in the construction is rarely seen elsewhere, due to the complex geological and climatic conditions and fragile ecological environment along the railway.
The 435 km section from Nyingchi-Lhasa segment has been under construction since 2015, and will be finished by the end of next year. State media reported as much as 75 per cent of this section consists of 120 bridges and 47 tunnels, with a designated speed of 160 km/h. This includes a 525 metre-long bridge across the Yarlung Zangpo river, as the Brahmaputra is called in Tibet, which has been built at a height of 3,350 metres. This makes it the world's highest concrete-filled steel tube arch railway bridge.
27-Jul-2020: State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi Chairs Quadrilateral Video Conference on COVID-19
On 27 July, Foreign Ministers of China, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nepal held a video conference on COVID-19. The meeting was chaired by State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi of China, and attended by Acting Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar of Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar of Pakistan, and Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali of Nepal.
Wang Yi noted that the four countries, connected by mountains and rivers, share a common future with closely entwined interests. Since the start of COVID-19, the four countries made all-out efforts to fight the virus and protect people's life and health at home. At the same time, they have lent each other material and moral support in the spirit of solidarity and partnership. Such collective efforts speak volumes about the deep friendship between friendly neighbors.
Wang stressed that China, as a neighbor and partner, will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with all three countries in these trying times, work together to protect people's health, reopen the economy and secure people's livelihood in a joint effort to prevail over the disease.
Wang made a four-point proposal to strengthen cooperation among the four countries:
First, strengthen the consensus on collective response to the virus. The four countries need to step up communication and coordination and build synergy. They will continue to wish each other well and cherish amicable relations. While maintaining stability in bilateral ties and tranquility in the wider region, the four countries need to focus more energy on saving lives and sustaining livelihood, a pressing task facing all of them.
Some countries have resorted to politicization and stigmatization of the virus, and gone to great lengths to distort facts and upend cooperation in pursuit of selfish political gains. It's a moral stain that will go down in history. Countries need to uphold a rational and science-based attitude, jointly oppose all discriminatory comments and actions, safeguard and carry forward fundamental international principles. They need to firmly support WHO's mandate, and work together for a global community of health for all.
Second, carry out regional cooperation on joint response. The practice of China-Pakistan joint response mechanism may be extended to all four countries and proper arrangements made on containment, economic reopening and personnel exchange. With strict protocols in place, fast-track lanes and green lanes should be opened as soon as possible for flows of people and goods. On land ports, joint response must be strengthened, widely-accepted standard operating procedures formulated and quadrilateral cooperation enhanced on situation updates, outbreak control and emergency response.
Third, step up cooperation on COVID-19 containment and vaccines. China will continue to support all three countries in fighting COVID-19, provide needed supplies, and host a quadrilateral experts' webinar in the near future to share containment experience, diagnostics and therapeutics that are proven effective. Vaccine development and deployment in China, once available, will be made a global public good. This will make the vaccine more accessible in the three countries, and help strengthen their public health systems.
Fourth, promote post-COVID economic recovery and development. The four countries should firmly advance Belt and Road cooperation, work for the early resumption of key cooperation projects, keep the industrial and supply chains stable, and create new growth areas in the digital domain. China calls for advancing the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the Trans-Himalayan Connectivity Network, and supports the extension of CPEC to Afghanistan so as to further unleash the dividends of regional connectivity. The four countries should utilize their geographical advantages to strengthen interactions and connectivity with Central Asian countries, and to safeguard regional peace and stability.
Ministers of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nepal supported Wang Yi's four-point cooperation initiative, and thanked China for providing medical and food assistance, and for sharing experience on COVID-19 containment. In particularly, the ministers highly commended President Xi Jinping's initiative to make the vaccine a global public good.
The three countries will work with China in solidarity to deepen cooperation against COVID-19, strengthen joint response mechanisms, ensure unimpeded trade and transportation routes, facilitate personnel and trade flows, advance the "Silk Road of health", and build a community with a shared future for mankind.
The three countries will work with China to deepen Belt and Road cooperation, accelerate recovery in socio-economic and livelihood development, and promote post-COVID economic growth.
All parties expressed support for upholding multilateralism and strengthening the role of WHO, for realizing a humanitarian ceasefire in Afghanistan during the epidemic, and for the peace and reconciliation process in the country.
17-Jul-2020: China And Iran Approach Massive $400 Billion Deal
China is said to be in the final stages of approving a $400 billion economic and security deal with Tehran. In addition to massive infrastructure investments, the agreement envisions closer cooperation on defense and intelligence sharing, and is rumored to include discounts for Iranian oil. If finalized, the PRC would gain massive influence in this geopolitically critical region, and simultaneously throw a lifeline to the embattled Mullah Regime.
The United States is likely to push back against this partnership, which threatens US security and energy interests in the Middle East and Eurasia.
In the 20th century the main political rival of the US was the Soviet Union, whose collapse in 1991 ushered in the unipolar world of the late 90’s and early 2000’s. In the 21st century that there is no question of America’s new ‘near’ peer competitor: the People’s Republic of China, a country with a much bigger economic base than the USSR ever had. China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the flagship of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s global ambitions, is a powerful policy tool that puts US foreign policy influence to the test.
The China-Iran deal is the latest step in Beijing’s attempt to expand from a regional hegemony to a world power via BRI. China is often criticized by Western policy analysts for its so-called “Debt Diplomacy” – the policy of indebting an economically weak nation with predatory investment packages. Often times, this manifests itself as leverage for key infrastructure grabs, one of the most famous examples being Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port, which the government was forced to lease to China for 99 years after it failed to repay Chinese loans. Similarly, Pakistan owes China at least $10 billion in debt for the construction of Gwadar Port, and the territory is leased to the Chinese government through 2059. Another country in the region, The Maldives, owes China roughly $1.5 billion in debt which is about 30% of its GDP.
The giant deal with Iran would increase Chinese investments in Iranian banking, telecommunications, and transportation infrastructure including airports, railways and free trade zones (FTZs). China is also eyeing a central role in Iran’s cyber space with the country offering "greater control over what circulates." The prospective agreement also extends a number of potential defense cooperation projects and underscores increased intelligence sharing.
While the arrangement could offer new life to Iran’s sanction-choked economy, there is also the distinct possibility that it could leave the Islamic Republic inescapably beholden to Beijing. Many in the Iranian geopolitically savvy elite understand that.
Beijing is exploiting Tehran’s growing desperation exacerbated by the COVID health and economic crises. Recent cyber-attacks on its nuclear and naval infrastructure are also pushing to government into the arms of China. After all, the rising superpower offers an insatiable oil market, military and civilian technology, massive investment, and a potential political cover on the global stage, including a veto power in the UN Security Council – all things that Iran is in dire need of.
Both countries see the deal as mutually beneficial, but also as a potential mechanism for confronting US dominance in the Middle East.
16-Jul-2020: India and China Military Level meeting on 14 Jul 2020
India and China have been engaged in discussions through established military and diplomatic channels to address the prevailing situation along the LAC.
Commanders from PLA & Indian Army held a meeting at Chushul, on Indian side, for the fourth round of talks, on 14 July 2020.
The engagement was consistent with the consensus reached between the Special Representatives of India and China earlier, on 05 July, to discuss complete disengagement.
The Senior Commanders reviewed the progress on implementation of the first phase of disengagement and discussed further steps to ensure complete disengagement.
The two sides remain committed to the objective of complete disengagement. This process is intricate and requires constant verification. They are taking it forward through regular meetings at diplomatic and military level.
6-Jun-2020: India-China border situation
Indian and Chinese officials continue to remain engaged through the established military and diplomatic channels to address the current situation in the India-China border areas. At this stage, therefore, any speculative and unsubstantiated reporting about these engagements would not be helpful and the media is advised to refrain from such reporting.
10-May-2020: Indian, Chinese troops face off in Ladakh, Sikkim
Two incidents of face-off have been reported between Indian and Chinese troops at the border.
The first incident occurred in eastern Ladakh near Pangong Tso lake, a major part of which China holds. The reported face off has resulted in injuries to several soldiers of both armies. Pangong Tso has witnessed such incidents in the past, including in 2017 and 2019.
The second incident occurred at Naku La, Sikkim, at an altitude of over 16,000 feet. As a result of aggressive behaviour, minor injuries were caused to both sides.
After the Wuhan summit between the Indian Prime Minister and the Chinese President in April 2018, differences over the border were being settled at the lowest level. The Wuhan summit took place in the backdrop of the Doklam standoff between India and China. Any issue is resolved through the established protocols and mechanisms put in place to maintain peace and tranquility on the border. The issues were resolved locally. Troops disengaged after dialogue and interaction at the local level.
Though such an incident occurred after a long time, border skirmishes have been common at the India – China border. Temporary and brief face-offs occur between the two armies because the boundary is not demarcated. Both countries have differing perceptions owing to the non-demarcated boundary, which lead to transgressions and face-offs, as each side patrols up to the areas they claim along the 3,448-km Line of Actual Control (LAC).
At Muguthang in the Naku la sector, the road on the Chinese side is motorable and on the Indian side, it is a remote area. Due to this the Chinese can mobilize a large number of troops in a short time if needed as compared to India. This puts the Indian forces at a disadvantage.
5-May-2020: China launches new rocket into space as it steps up Moon landing plans
China has successfully launched a new rocket and prototype spacecraft, in a major test of its ambitions to operate a permanent space station and send astronauts to the Moon.
A Long March 5B rocket took off from the Wenchang launch site on the southern island of Hainan and eight minutes later an unmanned prototype spacecraft successfully separated and entered its planned orbit. A test version of a cargo return capsule also successfully separated from the rocket.
China hopes that the craft will one day transport astronauts to a space station that it plans to complete by 2022 – and eventually to the Moon. It will have capacity for a crew of six.
The spacecraft and capsule were slated to return to a landing site by Friday after completing their test flights.
The United States is so far the only country to have sent humans to the Moon. But in its effort to catch up China has sent astronauts into space, satellites into orbit and a rover to the far side of the Moon in 2019.
The successful maiden flight of the 54-metre Long March 5B – which has a takeoff mass of about 849 tonnes – should reassure China, following failures of the 7A model in March and 3B model in April. Beijing has launched several spacecraft since 1999 and its previous vessel, the Shenzhou, was modelled after Russia’s Soyuz.
Assembly of the Tiangong space station, whose name means Heavenly Palace, is expected to begin this year and finish in 2022. It will have three modules, with living and working quarters and two annexes for scientific experiments.
China plans to send an astronaut to the Moon in about a decade and then build a base there. Its lunar rover on the far side has driven about 450 metres so far.
The next big mission for Beijing is to land a probe on Mars, with liftoff expected this year.
1-Apr-2020: 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between India and China
Messages of felicitations have been exchanged between the Presidents, Prime Ministers and External Affairs Ministers of the Republic of India and the People's Republic of China on the occasion the 70th Anniversary of the establishment of Diplomatic Relations between India and the People’s Republic of China on April 1, 2020.
President Shri Ram Nath Kovind, in his letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping, conveyed ‘warm greetings, felicitations and good wishes’ to the Government and the people of China, and observed that the two sides have ‘made considerable progress especially in the last few years in enhancing our bilateral engagement in a number of areas, including political, economic and people-to-people ties.’
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, in his message to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, stated that ‘India and China are two ancient civilizations, with a long history of mutually beneficial exchanges over centuries. Today, we are two large developing countries and emerging economies who are increasingly playing an important role on the global landscape. As such, good relations between India and China are conducive not only for our respective countries, but are also important from the perspective of peace, stability and prosperity of our region and the world’. PM also noted that ‘the COVID-19 pandemic was a reminder to us of the interconnected nature of our world today and the need therefore to adopt a truly global response to it” and that he looked forward to working with the Chinese Premier to ‘further deepen and strengthen our Closer Developmental Partnership and take it to even greater heights in the years to come’.
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, in his letter to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, remarked that in the last seven decades, ‘India-China relations have expanded substantially and become increasingly diverse and multifaceted’. He added that due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the two sides ‘have been unable to carry out the various activities that had been planned to celebrate this historic anniversary. Nonetheless, we should continue to work cooperatively in the coming months and, once we and the world are able to control the COVID-19 outbreak, celebrate this milestone in a manner duly reflective of its significance and the common aspirations of our two peoples.’
Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, India and China have so far not been able to prepare and carry out the various activities that had been planned to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Nevertheless, even as both countries continue to address the challenges posed by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, they remain engaged in discussions on commemorating this historic anniversary in a manner truly reflective of its significance and the common aspirations of their two peoples. The two sides are currently working together to jointly design a logo to mark these celebrations.
8-Mar-2019: India launches 3rd IT corridor in China
India has launched its third IT corridor in China. The corridor will facilitate partnerships between Indian and Chinese companies.
The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) entered into a partnership with China’s Xuzhou city from Jiangsu Province in China to help develop the IT corridor. The primary aim of this IT corridor will be to facilitate partnerships between Indian and Chinese companies.
The IT industry body has already launched such corridors at Dalian and Guiyang cities to cash in on the burgeoning Chinese IT industry market. Through its previous similar initiatives in China, NASSCOM has brought to the fore opportunities with over 300 companies where more than 10 Indian SME companies have signed deals worth 31 Million RMB (USD 4.5 million).
Through this partnership, the platform will be launched that will facilitate match-making between Indian companies wanting to collaborate with companies in Huai Hai economic zone looking to adopt digital transformation from verticals such as manufacturing, retail, automotive, healthcare and utilities and help them create innovative product and solutions in the co-create mode.
26-Nov-2018: Protocol amending India-China DTAA
The Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the People’s Republic of China have amended the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) for the avoidance of double taxation and for the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, by signing a Protocol on 26/11/2018.
Besides other changes, the Protocol updates the existing provisions for exchange of information to the latest international standards. Further, the Protocol incorporates changes required to implement treaty related minimum standards under the Action reports of Base Erosion & Profit shifting (BEPS) Project, in which India had participated on an equal footing. Besides minimum standards, the Protocol brings in changes as per BEPS Action reports as agreed upon by the two sides.
27-May-2018: India launches 2nd IT corridor in China
India launched its second IT corridor in China to cash in on the burgeoning Chinese software market which remained elusive despite the presence of top Indian technology firms.
The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has established one more Digital Collaborative Opportunities Plaza (SIDCOP) platform in China in an effort to provide market access to Indian IT firms in the huge Chinese market, the NASSCOM said.
Agreements worth RMB 36 million (about USD six million) were signed between Indian service providers and Chinese customers at the launch of the corridor by China’s Guiyang Municipal government and the NASSCOM.
The pilot projects launched on the SIDCOP platform would be executed over the next year. Last December, the NASSCOM established its first SIDCOP platform in the Chinese port city of Dalian, which is India’s first IT hub in China.
India’s top IT firms have a big presence in China, specially multi-nationals and IT Corridor at Dalian which are expected to provide a gateway for the Indian IT-small and medium-sized enterprises. The Dalian IT corridor was formally launched few days ago.
While Dalian corridor’s focus was on IOT (Internet of Things), the Guiyang corridor will focus on Big Data. The platform in Guiyang intends to create online and offline presence to promote a “co-create culture” between two large neighbours in the Big Data space.
As a result of the successful talks between President Xi and Prime Minister Modi at Wuhan, we now have a political environment in which India-China business and commercial ties can expand rapidly. For India, getting access to China’s IT market, valued at over USD 493 billion in 2013 by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, is important to address the massive trade deficit which has now spiralled to over USD 51 billion. The Chinese IT market grew exponentially since then. India has been demanding China to provide market access to Indian IT and pharmaceutical firms for several years to reduce bilateral trade deficit.
The two corridors, which were started in collaboration with China’s provincial governments, are expected to provide the much-needed big opening for Indian IT firms.
India is a world leader in the area of Information Technology and IT enabled services with annual revenue of over USD 164 billion and exports of over USD 120 billion.
In addition to the Dalian and Guiyang, the NASSCOM is in touch with four other provinces including Wuhan to work out new IT corridors based on local needs.
23-Nov-2017: China forges strategic ties with Djibouti after opening base
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Djibouti's visiting leader Omar Ismail Guelleh, whose African nation is hosting China's first overseas military base, agreed to elevate their nations' diplomatic relations.
The two countries agreed to form a "strategic partnership" as Guelleh held talks with Xi at the imposing Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
China has described the base on the Horn of Africa, which opened in August, as "defensive in nature", saying it will provide support for naval escorts, UN peacekeeping, anti-piracy and evacuating Chinese nationals from the region in emergencies.
The geostrategic place of Djibouti has its importance as an islet of stability and a crossroads of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The Chinese base is just a few miles from Camp Lemonnier, the United States' only permanent base in Africa.
Home to only around 800,000 people, Djibouti also hosts troops from France and Japan. Beijing has made extensive infrastructure investments throughout the African continent as it seeks to gain access to natural resources and new markets.
10-Nov-2017: Cabinet approves Agreement between India and the HKSAR of China for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion in income taxes
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for entering into an Agreement between India and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of China for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income.
The Agreement will stimulate flow of investment, technology and personnel from India to HKSAR & vice versa, prevent double taxation and provide for exchange of information between the two Contracting Parties. It will improve transparency in tax matters and will help curb tax evasion and tax avoidance.
Background: In so far as India is concerned, the Central Government is authorized under Section 90 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 to enter into an Agreement with a foreign country or specified territory for avoidance of double taxation of income, for exchange of information for the prevention of evasion or avoidance of income-tax chargeable under the Income-tax Act, 1961. This Agreement is on similar lines as entered into by India with other countries.
22-Jan-2017: China commissions 31st stealth warship
China has commissioned its 31st stealth warship. The CNS Ezhou with a hull number of 513 was delivered to the East Sea Fleet in a naval base in East China’s Fujian province.
With a maximum speed of 52 km/h, the ship features good manoeuvrability, a high-level of automation and stealth capability, and is capable of hitting aircraft, ships and submarines. The ship will perform coastal patrol, fishery escort, anti-submarine and anti-ship operations.
It is the second ship that has been commissioned to the PLA Navy since the start of 2017, following the CNS Kaiyangxing, a Type—815A class electronic reconnaissance ship, which now belongs to the North Sea Fleet.
12-Jan-2017: China commissions sophisticated, round-the-clock naval reconnaissance ship
China’s Navy has commissioned a sophisticated electronic reconnaissance ship, capable of conducting all-weather, round-the-clock observation on multiple targets. The ship is named CNS Kaiyangxing, or Mizar.
The Kaiyangxing is capable of conducting all-weather, round-the-clock reconnaissance on multiple and different targets.