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China aircraft carrier
![China Launches High-Tech Aircraft Carrier in Naval Milestone China Launches High-Tech Aircraft Carrier in Naval Milestone](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-06-17-144429.jpg)
China Launches High-Tech Aircraft Carrier in Naval Milestone
By David Rising and Ken Moritsugu
The Fujian, China’s third aircraft carrier, is the first to be both designed and built in the country.
![A Tale of 2 Navies: India and China’s Current Carrier and Escort Procurement A Tale of 2 Navies: India and China’s Current Carrier and Escort Procurement](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-08-04-8.jpg)
A Tale of 2 Navies: India and China’s Current Carrier and Escort Procurement
By Rick Joe
By 2030, how many carriers and escort ships will China and India each have on hand?
![003 and More: An Update on China’s Aircraft Carriers 003 and More: An Update on China’s Aircraft Carriers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-28-16.jpg)
003 and More: An Update on China’s Aircraft Carriers
By Rick Joe
Over the past year, disparate elements of the Chinese Navy’s carrier development program have continued to progress and come together.
![China’s Second Aircraft Carrier: A Sign of PLA Naval Muscle? China’s Second Aircraft Carrier: A Sign of PLA Naval Muscle?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-20_08-58-48.jpg)
China’s Second Aircraft Carrier: A Sign of PLA Naval Muscle?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
A closer look at the significance of the development for China’s military and its security thinking.
![Predicting the Chinese Navy of 2030 Predicting the Chinese Navy of 2030](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-055-piece.jpg)
Predicting the Chinese Navy of 2030
By Rick Joe
Making predictions for the Chinese Navy a decade in advance is difficult given the PLA’s overall opacity.
![5 PLA Navy Projects to Watch in the Next 5 Years 5 PLA Navy Projects to Watch in the Next 5 Years](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-screen-shot-2018-08-07-at-9.28.56-am.jpg)
5 PLA Navy Projects to Watch in the Next 5 Years
By Rick Joe
Five major Chinese naval projects likely to emerge within the next five years.
![China Readies 1st Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier for Sea Trials China Readies 1st Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier for Sea Trials](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-停泊于大连港的001a.jpg)
China Readies 1st Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier for Sea Trials
By Franz-Stefan Gady
China’s new carrier could take to the sea for the first time this month.
![China’s New Aircraft Carrier to Use Advanced Jet Launch System China’s New Aircraft Carrier to Use Advanced Jet Launch System](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-8569c0aa41ece57_w4458_h2988.jpg)
China’s New Aircraft Carrier to Use Advanced Jet Launch System
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A purported technological breakthrough has increased the chances that China’s new carrier will feature electromagnetic catapults.
![Will China’s Aircraft Carrier Cross Paths With New US Carrier Strike Group in Western Pacific? Will China’s Aircraft Carrier Cross Paths With New US Carrier Strike Group in Western Pacific?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-05_11-08-50.jpg)
Will China’s Aircraft Carrier Cross Paths With New US Carrier Strike Group in Western Pacific?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy is set to deploy a new aircraft carrier to the Western Pacific. Will it cross path with China’s carrier?
![China's Economy: A Bump in the Road or the End of the Road? China's Economy: A Bump in the Road or the End of the Road?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-21_13-57-06.jpg)
China's Economy: A Bump in the Road or the End of the Road?
By Shannon Tiezzi
The debate on China's economy, plus more on the new aircraft carrier and China-North Korea relations. Friday links.
![Why China Will Base an Aircraft Carrier Near the South China Sea Why China Will Base an Aircraft Carrier Near the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-20_08-58-48.jpg)
Why China Will Base an Aircraft Carrier Near the South China Sea
By Shannon Tiezzi
The real reasons China is so interested in the South China Sea.
![China: From Superclusters to Supercarriers China: From Superclusters to Supercarriers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-13_14-09-27.jpg)
China: From Superclusters to Supercarriers
By Tristan Kenderdine
China’s local industrial policies reveal national strategies.
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