China's newest warship: is the Fujian more bark than bite?

Описание: China’s new state-of-the-art aircraft carrier has entered service as Beijing seeks to rival the US for naval supremacy.

But how significant is it?

Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, attended the official commissioning ceremony for the Fujian at a military port in Sanya, on Hainan Island.

The ship is China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, boasting an electromagnetic aircraft launch system (Emals) that means it can catapult fully-loaded warplanes off the deck and into the air, and operate against distant targets while out at sea.

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