Although in recent years the PRC has been building its own craft, and has purchased subs from Russia, it is generally believed that these have limited value in the Taiwan Strait. "At most, you can only deploy ten or so submarines around Taiwan," states Rear Admiral Chang Chang-yung.
儘管中共這幾年自造艦，或向俄羅斯購買多艘Ｋ級潛艦，但一般咸認，在台灣海峽較難有用武之地，「最多只能在西南、南、北、東部布署十幾艘潛艦」，章長蓉少將說。