The Type 052D guided-missile destroyer Hohhot (Hull 161) attached to a destroyer flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command conducts main-gun firing at sea during the real combat training in waters of the South China Sea on June 4, 2020. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wu Kangci)

The 054A guided-missile frigate Yulin (Hull 569) attached to a destroyer flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command conducts main-gun firing at sea during the real combat training in waters of the South China Sea on May 29, 2020. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Li Hongming)

Sailors assigned to a destroyer flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command push the mock target to the sea at a designated point during the real combat training in waters of the South China Sea on May 29, 2020. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wu Kangci)

The Type 052D guided-missile destroyer Hohhot (Hull 161) attached to a destroyer flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command launches two signal flares during the real combat training in waters of the South China Sea on May 29, 2020. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Li Hongming)

Sailors assigned to a destroyer flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command carry out the launching training of guided missiles during the real combat training in waters of the South China Sea on May 29, 2020. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Chen Yubin)

A commander assigned to a destroyer flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command stands on the deck and gives instructions over the wireless intercom during the real combat training in waters of the South China Sea on May 29, 2020. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Li Hongming)

The 054A guided-missile frigate Yulin (Hull 569) attached to a destroyer flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command fires jamming bombs to mask the movement and avoid the missile attack during the real combat training in waters of the South China Sea on May 29, 2020. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wu Kangci)

A signalman assigned to a destroyer flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command observes the target at a distance on deck during the real combat training in waters of the South China Sea on May 29, 2020. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Chen Yubin)

A signalman assigned to a destroyer flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command observes the target at a distance on deck during the real combat training in waters of the South China Sea on May 29, 2020. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Chen Yubin)

The Type 052D guided-missile destroyer Hohhot (Hull 161) attached to a destroyer flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command conducts main-gun firing at sea during the real combat training in waters of the South China Sea on May 29, 2020. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wu Kangci)