Thailand’s Acquisition of Chinese Submarine Stalls as Germany Refuses to Supply Engine

Thailand’s Acquisition of Chinese Submarine Stalls as Germany Refuses to Supply Engine
A Chinese submarine leaves Qingdao Port on April 22, 2009, in Qingdao of Shandong Province, China. Guang Niu/Pool/Getty Images
Aldgra Fredly
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Thailand’s government will look at “other options” if its plan to acquire a submarine from China fails because of Germany’s refusal to supply an engine for it, according to Thailand’s navy chief of staff.

The construction of the submarine stalled after China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Co. (CSOC), a Chinese state-owned submarine developer, was unable to obtain a German-made diesel engine.