Chinese Media on Friday reported that the the Country had commissioned its third aircraft carrier, the electromagnetic catapults-equipped Fujian. With this launch China has three aircraft carriers.

Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the commissioning and flag-presenting ceremony of the Fujian on Wednesday according to the Xinhua News Agency. Xi, boarded the aircraft carrier to inspect the vessel at a naval port in Sanya City, according to Xinhua.

The Fujian was launched in June 2022 and named after Fujian Province.

According to Chinese Media, the commissioning of the Fujian is a symbol of the achievements in the transformation of the PLA Navy from coastal defense to far seas defence, marking that China has officially entered an era with three aircraft carriers, as well as an era of e

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