WASHINGTON: China's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank earlier this year, a senior U.S. defense official said on Thursday, a potential embar...

China's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank earlier this year, a senior U.S. defense official said on Thursday, a potential embarrassment for Beijing as it seeks to expand its military capabilities.

China's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank earlier this year, a senior U.S. defense official said on Thursday, a potential embarrassment for Beijing as it seeks to expand its military capabilities. China already has the largest navy in the world, with over 370 ships, and it has embarked on production of…

The Zhou-class attack submarine is China's newest nuclear submarine. Satellite images indicate that it sank between May and June, according to US defense officials.

China's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank earlier this year, a senior US defence official said on Thursday, a potential embarrassment for Beijing as it seeks to expand its military capabilities.

China’s ambitious nuclear-powered submarine program suffered a major setback earlier this year when a new Zhou-class submarine sank near a shipyard in Wuhan.

China tries to conceal sinking of nuclear-powered submarine, raising questions about PLA accountability and navy modernization.

The submarine sank earlier this year, in a major setback for the Chinese military, say US defence officials.

On May 15, 1969, the USS Guitarro, a Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, sank while undergoing fitting out at Mare Island. 

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China's naval ambitions suffered a significant setback as reports emerged that a nuclear-powered attack submarine sank while still under construction. The incident, which occurred in the spring but