At the end of June, the South China Morning Post reported that China claimed to have the world's largest conventional aircraft carrier, the "Fujian". The privately owned (Alibaba), but in China recognised for its narrow degree of freedom to publish factually, referred in particular to the electromagnetic catapult: it was reported that the...

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the launch of the latest Chinese aircraft carrier is being prepared. According to US analysts, '003' could be launched "in the coming weeks or even days". Satellite images from 31 May show that the dry dock at the Jiangnan shipyard in Shanghai, where the ship is being built, is...

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