China Is Now Making Some of the Most Powerful Guns on the Planet by Kyle Mizokami SOURCE: The National Interest

 Some excerpts from the article:

*Unlike the armies of the West, the PLA still sees value in submachine guns.

*One possible explanation [for designing their own 5.8-millimeter bullets] is that, like the Soviet Union, China did not want foreign ammunition to be able to be fired from their weapons.

*The seeming need for all of China’s modern small arms to use one of many types of 5.8-millimeter ammunition is a mystery. [it can cause logistical problems during battle]

*Perhaps most importantly, it is chambered for an improved bullet, the DBP-10, which compares favorably to the U.S. Army’s M855 round, particularly at longer distances.