Key point: The Type 59 was an important step for China’s domestic tank industry and became a mainstay for its ally North Korea. While the United States, Germany, and the Soviet Union all maintained ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The Type 59 continues to equip the PLA. While the United States, Germany, and the Soviet Union all maintained robust tank development programs during the Cold War, China ...

From crude Soviet copies in the 1950s to advanced composite-armored Type 99As today, China’s tank industry has evolved ...

The Chinese Army—officially known as the People’s Liberation Army Ground Forces—is experimenting with controlling tanks remotely. Beijing’s state television service showed off the tanks during a news ...