New Carrier Signals Full Steam Ahead for Red China’s Naval Ambitions

However, unlike its American rivals, the Fujian is not nuclear-powered. The Chinese media neglected to say exactly what’s driving the new ship, but we can assume it’s running on diesel steam engines.

Li Gang/Xinhua via AP
The launch ceremony for China's new aircraft carrier, Fujian, at Shanghai on June 17, 2022. Li Gang/Xinhua via AP

China has just launched its own aircraft carrier, and it’s a moment of tremendous pride for a country that has become a major sea-faring nation only in recent years.

Yes, China has two other carriers, but the 80,000-ton Fujian, named for the mainland Chinese province that’s closest to the island province of Taiwan, is different from those two. It was “completely designed and built by China,” the Chinese national news agency, Xinhua, reported.

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