Ukrainian Know-How Used to Build Chinese Naval Power (Part 2)

A docked Ukraine-built 'Zubr' amphibious hovercraft.

Ukraine sold four Bison-class military air-cushion vehicles, also known as hovercraft, to the Chinese Communist Party. (Image: Times Asi via Flickr)

Ukrainian Know-How Used to Build Chinese Naval Power (Part 1)

Big ship under repair on a floating dry dock in shipyard.

As an important R&D and production base during the Soviet era, China turned to Ukraine in order to obtain world-class warships and engines they could reverse-engineer to build naval vessels. (Image: Nightman1965 via Dreamstime)