These amphibious vessels, now battling civilian cars and trucks in logistical tests, are raising alarms in Taiwan as they appear designed to land troops and heavy vehicles on contested islands. ...

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The largest known variant, the Shuiqiao-185, features side and rear ramps capable of handling dozens of military vehicles simultaneously. Each barge is also equipped with engines and radar systems, ...

The barges, which link up to form a bridge, could give China a way to land large numbers of vehicles and troops on Taiwan, solving a major logistical problem. Legs lowered into seabed Bridge ...

In World War II, ‘Mulberry Harbours’ were used by American and British soldiers in the D-Day landings; China today is using similar technology but for a different purpose.

That is a crucial distinction as amphibious operations present huge logistical challenges. 850,000 troops, 485,000 tons of supplies and 153,000 vehicles to be landed safely over the first three ...

But as with the World War II case, China-Taiwan tensions are simply a modern example of a local theater – this time, the Taiwanese Strait – being part of a greater global process of power projection.

Defence experts consider the barges a “significant upgrade” to China’s amphibious capabilities, allowing for rapid unloading of tanks, armoured vehicles, and supplies.