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2025-11-09 12:03:11
[Looking to the Future: China's Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carriers Are No Longer a Distant Dream] The commissioning of the Fujian aircraft carrier has shocked the world. Multiple foreign media outlets believe that China's powerful shipbuilding capabilities and accumulated experience in building aircraft carriers provide greater possibilities for the next generation of carriers. Several foreign media outlets stated that as China's first supercarrier equipped with catapults, the Fujian will establish a new set of operational standards for future aircraft carriers and accumulate experience for the Chinese Navy in deploying catapult systems and fifth-generation carrier-based fighter jets. The US Department of Defense's "China Military Power Assessment Report" believes that the Fujian can carry more specialized aircraft and conduct flight operations more quickly, which will enhance the deployment capabilities of Chinese carrier strike groups outside of China's surrounding areas. The Associated Press points out that the Fujian can carry fixed-wing early warning aircraft—meaning that, unlike the Liaoning and Shandong, the Fujian does not need to rely on land-based early warning aircraft for intelligence support and protection; therefore, its deployment range will include the far seas, including the second island chain. Industry insiders involved in the construction of the Fujian stated that, looking to the future, Chinese aircraft carriers will evolve towards being "larger, stronger, and smarter." (CCTV.com)
