Tiongkok adalah negara Asia pertama dan yang ke 5 secara global yang berhasil merancang, membangun dan menugaskan kapal selam bertenaga nuklir. Menurut media dan pengamat pertahanan kini Tiongkok sedikitnya telah mengoperasikan kapal selam nuklir antara lain:
Type 095 submarine (NATO designation unknown) - 1 completed to enter service. Unknown number planned.
Type 093 submarine (NATO designation Shang-class) - 2 in active service. 4 more to enter service.
Type 091 submarine (NATO designation Han-class) - 3 in active service.
Sumber: Media TV dan Tulisan Luar negeri
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4452198/China-turns-nuclear-submarine-museum.html
http://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-submarine3.htm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4447740/Never-seen-footage-China-s-nuclear-missile-sub.html