China acquired two unfinished ex-Russian Navy Project 956 Sovremenny class destroyers in 1996 and received them in 1999 and 2000. These were followed the order for two newly-built Project 956EM destroyers in 2002, which were delivered in 2005 and 2006. At the time of their delivery, the Sovremenny class destroyers provided the PLA Navy with a capable platform that vastly exceeds the sizes and capabilities of Chinese domestic designs.
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