In 2012, the Chinese Navy commissioned the biggest conventional submarine in the world, the Type 032. Why was it built? What is its purpose?

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Keywords: Qing class, PLA Navy, Chinese Navy, PLAN, modern warships, defence, military, naval, SSB, SSBN, Type 094 Jin, Type 094A, JL-1, JL-2, JL-3, AIP, air independent propulsion, Stirling engine, Gotland class