China Expands Gulf Surveillance

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00:00Reports claim that China's advanced intelligence ship, the Liouang-1, is operating off the coast

00:05of Oman and sharing real-time surveillance data with Iran amid continuing regional tensions.

00:10However, neither government has confirmed it. The Liouang-1 carries radar domes,

00:15electronic intelligence antennas, and tracking systems across its 30,000-ton hull.

00:20It can follow missile launches, ships, and electronic emissions at long range.

00:25Parked in the Gulf of Oman, it covers the Strait of Hormuz regional air corridors and

00:30coalition naval traffic. A ship like this sitting near Hormuz isn't a provocation in the traditional

00:35sense. It's quieter than that, and in some ways harder to respond to.

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