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China has completed a deep modernization of the Russian-built Project 956EM destroyer Taizhou, replacing its Russian weapons with Chinese systems.

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China has completed a major overhaul of the Russian-built Project 956EM destroyer Taizhou, stripping out its original Russian armament. The vessel's Russian Moskit anti-ship missile system has been replaced with the Chinese YJ-12 supersonic anti-ship missile, and its Russian Shtil air defense system has been swapped for the modern Chinese HHQ-16 system. This modernization significantly enhances the ship's combat capability with indigenous Chinese technology, reflecting a broader trend of China upgrading its legacy Soviet-era platforms.

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The message provides new specifics on the weapons replaced: the Russian Moskit anti-ship missiles were swapped for Chinese YJ-12s, and the Shtil air defense was replaced by the HHQ-16 system.

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