They generally stick to evolutionary designs rather than revolutionary ones to reduce dev risk. For example, the Type-055 is largely based on the Type-052D while the new Type-076 UAV carrier is derived from the Type-075 LHD. Hate to say it but top-notch aesthetics.
In many ways, they have been trend-setters in their own right with neighboring countries like Taiwan even copying/adapting their catamaran-hulled Type-022 Houbei class missile boat design for their own navy.
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They are Mr. Pride and Prestige.
China's New Naval Mystery: Mini Zumwalt Stealth Vessel - Naval News
What appears at first sight to be a U.S. Navy Zumwalt Class destroyer, is actually something quite different. A new and mysterious boat has been observed in China.
www.navalnews.com
Type 022's older cousins are in Europe. The biggest one around is the Independence Class in the US. It's not an original design.
This looks more like a science experiment. For once, I thought they'd hacked into Bath Iron Works this time and got their hands on the Zumwalt blueprints.
