The Navy Sees a Worrying Trend: China Wants a Massive Aircraft Carrier Fleet

Summary: China is aggressively expanding its aircraft carrier fleet, reflecting a broader ambition to exert global influence, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region. This expansion, part of a massive shipbuilding effort, includes the commissioning of the Liaoning, the domestically-built Shandong, and the more advanced Fujian, with a fourth carrier, the Type 004, in development.

While China's carriers, especially the older ones, do not match the capabilities of the US fleet, the introduction of modern carriers like the Fujian...