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" China Defense Blog has republished a series of photos depicting life on one of China&amp;#039;s most modern ships. The photos show a world not too different from western navies, albeit with more spartan living conditions.\u00A0 Hefei, a Type 052D guided missile destroyer, is roughly the equivalent of the U.S. Navy&amp;#039;s Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. Displacing 7,000 tons, Hefei has a Type 346 phased-array radar system for detecting aerial threats. It&amp;#039;s equipped with 64\u00A0HQ-9 &amp;quot;Red Banner&amp;quot;\u00A0missiles, roughly comparable to the SM-2 standard surface-to-air missile system, eight\u00A0YJ-62 anti-ship missiles, a single 130-millimeter dual purpose ship gun, two close-in weapon systems, and six anti-submarine torpedoes. The ship also embarks a single Harbin\u00A0Z-9 helicopter and has a crew of approximately 280.\u00A0  Hefei is the third ship in her class, the first type\u00A0of Chinese destroyers capable of providing\u00A0fleet\u00A0air defense. The 052D class destroyers would provide anti-air\u00A0protection for China&amp;#039;s aircraft carriers\u2014of which one is in service and at least one more is under construction\u2014and its\u00A0amphibious task forces.\u00A0Life on board the Hefei looks similar to life on board U.S. Navy ships and is a visible improvement over past\u00A0living spaces. As China grows more wealthy, potential Chinese sailors are accustomed to a higher standard of living, meaning the People&amp;#039;s Liberation Army Navy has had\u00A0to step up its accommodations game.\u00A0  See more at China Defense Blog.\u00A0 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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