An underwater map of Indian Ocean (image source: wikipedia.org.)
According to an article by National Interest, PLA gets ready for long-term deployment to the Indian Ocean. Pla also are planning to use dual-purpose ports to be a secret ammunition caches as well as to support military operations.
National Interest also stated that China prepares to dominate Indian Ocean after the deployment of amphibious ship vessel and a nuclear-powered submarine to the said waters. China aims itself to become a major maritime player in Indian Ocean by increasing deployments to counter piracy.
Concerns are raised regarding the PLA's increasing activity in the region whether China is only up for anti-piracy campaigns or only establishing itself to reinforce its aim to encircle India that could be a vital geo-positions if a conflict happened.
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