Day style” barges have been spotted for the first time practising what appear to be amphibious landings in the South China Sea.

China may have found a way to get boots on the ground in Taiwan. New images of "invasion barges," mobile harbors used to land men and materiel, have surfaced on social media.

New imagery has appeared of one of China’s new ‘invasion barges,’ which involves a temporary pier that can be connected to other vessels via a barge, or series of barges, with jack-up supports for more stability.