CapabilityProtected PLA-N: scathing US assessment By ANI - November 3, 2023 0 212 In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, China's third newly-built aircraft carrier (Liaoning)is transferred from dry dock into the water at a launch ceremony at a shipyard in Dalian in northeastern China’s Liaoning Province The Pentagon’s annual assessment of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) – entitled the 2023 Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China – was published on 19 October, Naval News reports. Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!)