China has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the U.S. and other regional powers, saying the ship will “play a vital role in enhancing the overall combat effectiveness" of ...

QINGDAO -- China's first Type 054B frigate, the Luohe, was commissioned in the People's Liberation Army Navy on Wednesday morning in a military port in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province.

Projections by Navy leaders that the U.S. could be at war with the Chinese by 2027 is driving the sea service to revamp how ...