The Aircraft Carrier Fujian, also known as the Type-003, was launched in Shanghai, China, on June 17 2022. The aircraft carrier is comparable in size to the U.S. Navy's Nimitz and Ford classes.
* Fujian is named after province which is located opposite to democratic Taiwan, which China claims in dispute
* It is similar in size to US Navy's giant nuclear powered Nimitz class at displacement of 80,000 to 100,000 tons
* China's third aircraft carrier and the first domestically designed follows Soviet-style Liaoning and Shandong
China has launched its third aircraft carrier and the first one to have been designed domestically and built by the People's Republic.
The Fujian - named after a province which is located opposite to democratic Taiwan - is of a similar size to the US Navy's giant nuclear powered Nimitz class and is part of China's plan to modernise its fleet.
Launched in a Shanghai shipyard to great fanfare, it is more technically advanced then previous carriers.
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WNU Editor: The tweet below is a history of Chinese naval aircraft carriers.
History of Chinese Naval aircraft carriers, from type 001 to type 003. The full video link is below, welcome to subscribe my youtube channel) https://t.co/q8MDIZnJsV
— 彩云香江 (@louischeung_hk) June 17, 2022
（Video fm CCTV & 中国军号) pic.twitter.com/lCWNSlse2d
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