China may be building nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, a capability already held by the United States and France.
The Fujian and its strike group represent a strategic game changer that will bring Beijing closer to its goal of eroding U.S. maritime primacy in its backyard.
China operates more than 370 naval vessels, including the aircraft carriers CNS Liaoning, CNS Shandong and CNS Fujian.
The Type 076 vessel is the world's first amphibious warship equipped with an electromagnetic catapult for launching aircraft.
Within 50 minutes of China’s announcement that it had commissioned its third aircraft carrier, the AP was out with an analytical story, complete with ...