China on Friday launched its third aircraft carrier, state media reported, marking a major military advance for the Asian power.
The launching ceremony for the carrier, named Fujian, was held in Shanghai’s Jiangnan shipyard, state broadcaster CCTV reported, describing it as the “first catapult-type aircraft carrier wholly designed and built by China”.
The launch comes as China seeks to extend the range and power of its navy.
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Equipped with the latest weaponry and aircraft-launch technology, the ship’s capabilities are thought to rival those of Western carriers, as Beijing seeks to turn its navy, already the world’s largest, into a multi-carrier force.
The Fujian will join the Shandong, commissioned in late 2019, and the Liaoning, which China bought second-hand from Ukraine in 1998 and refitted domestically.
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