China's type 055 guided-missile destroyer Nanchang in the Western Pacific on October 19, 2021. Sun Zifa/China News Service
CNN: Never mind China’s new aircraft carrier, these are the ships the US should worry about
China made a big statement about its naval ambitions with the recent launch of its third and most advanced aircraft carrier.
The Fujian – by far China’s biggest, most modern and most powerful aircraft carrier to date – is the 80,000-ton jewel in the crown of a military expansion that has seen Beijing grow its navy into the world’s largest.
Its new combat systems – such as an electromagnetic catapult-assisted launch system – show China is fast catching up with the United States, experts say, and will give it the ability to launch more aircraft, more quickly, and with more ammunition.
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WNU Editor: Here is some more information on China's type 055 guided-missile destroyer .... Take a look at China's biggest destroyer, a $920 million cruiser that's said to be the 2nd most powerful in the world after the USS Zumwalt (Business Insider).
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