The following
are some snippets on how deeply coronavirus hit Wuhan is involved in
conventional submarine building and developing nuclear propulsion for submarine.
GlobalData, has
reported,
February 6, 2020, “Coronavirus is
impacting China’s defense industry and shipbuilding”
“Companies affected in Wuhan include
Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group [an affiliate of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) see map below], which produces Submarines for the Chinese Navy and Naval University of
Engineering, which produces a variety of underwater technologies for the
Chinese Navy.
Davies concludes: “Whilst this delay will only
have a minor impact in the short term, if the crisis continues and companies
are forced to halt production for a longer period then this could have long
term impact on China’s shipbuilding timelines.”
The GlobalData article was countered 18 days
later by China/Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post “Laid
low by coronavirus, Wuhan’s industrial heart is kept beating by its defence
industries”, which reported,
February 24, 2020:
“[Wuhan] will remain an
economic power thanks to its defence industries and its reputation as the
cradle of Chinese naval shipbuilding.
...[Wuhan’s] PLA Naval
University of Engineering...[is involved in developing] “a quieter propulsion
system for China’s nuclear submarines.”
Some of the
many things China Shipbuilding Trading
(Wuhan) Co, Ltd.(CSTCWH) builds through
its affiliate Wuchang Shipbuilding
are:
Submarine Exports To Thailand and Pakistan
Wuchang Shipbuilding, Wuhan, also happens to be building the Yuan derivatives for
export to Thailand and Pakistan.
Chinese shipyards"
“Admiral...Abbasi,
Chief of the Naval Staff ...Pakistan, visited...Wuchang Shipbuilding
(Group) Co. Ltd., ... [He] visited the Type 054AE/P frigate and the S-20 conventionally-powered submarine
being built for the Pakistan Navy...[He] also attended a naming ceremony [at] the
Shuangliu base in Wuhan, [naming] the S-20
class submarine built for Pakistan “Hangor”, as the first one of Hangor Class."
See Wuhan's Wuchang Shipyard at the southernmost blue ring. (Map courtesy CSIS China Power)
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