China Extended Range Into Indo-Pacific
- 17-Jun-2022
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Launches Most Advanced 3rd Aircraft Carrier
Beijing: The aircraft carrier named Fujian was launched at a brief ceremony held at Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard, the official media reported from the eastern metropolis.
The Fujian is China’s first domestically designed and built catapult aircraft carrier, Xinhua news agency reported. The launch was delayed by two months due to the COVID lockdown of Shanghai. It was due to be launched on April 23 around the 73rd anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).
China on Friday launched its third aircraft carrier, the country’s most advanced, as an aggressive Beijing sought to extend the range of its navy in the strategic Indo-Pacific region and perhaps at a later date to the faraway Indian Ocean where it has already acquired bases.
