What? I dont understand what you are saying... Are you imply that because the 054AP has an AESA radar it needs an AESA equipped missile? That is not how it works. The missiles can be guided by any FRC they are integrated with AESA or otherwise. While the SR2410C works as the multifunction (long range Air and surface detection/tracking radar and probably has targeting capabilities) the main surface to air FCR is the MR-90 Front Dome which tracks and provides updates for the SARH HQ-16A. EVEN if the targeting and tracking was done by SR2410C, the missile radar doesnt need to be AESA equipped. It needs a radar to provide it navigational updates via a 2 way datalink to get tonits moving target. Furthermore, IF the radar of the missile was an Active homing AESA, it would not need and AESA FCR to make it work either. It just needs a radar to tell it where to go and it will hunt the target on its own.
I didnt say PLA didnt adopt tge HQ-16B. I said PLAN has not be equipped with it... Meaning as of yet, the HQ-16B or HHQ-16B (which i dont think is an actual destination) or thr LY-80NB or however you want to call it, has not yet been inducted to the People's Liberation Army Navy. That means no PLAN Type 054A has officially been refit with HQ-16B. SO If PLAN doesn't have it YET (not saying they won't in the future), then How would PN have it?