One more thing about the Chinese barges that is a bit disturbing.
They've begun innovating and not looking at Western solutions to lead the way.
When I look at this thing I can think of no where else on the planet that uses such a ship at least in the realm of amphibious assaults.
To be honest its an elegant and extremely practical solution.
The USMC says large scale amphibious assaults are dead. The Chinese say "hold my tea".
Wonder what other surprises they have that we don't know about.