SINGAPORE—China has put its largest and most sophisticated aircraft carrier into active service, boosting Beijing’s quest to create a formidable oceangoing navy that can challenge U.S. power in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. PREMIUM Crew members work on carrier-based aircraft from left, J-15T jet fighter, KJ-600 AWACS and J-35 stealth fighter jet on the flight…
China’s biggest and most advanced aircraft carrier was spotted in the East China Sea on Thursday by Japan’s Self-Defense Forces, marking the first time the Fujian was sighted by Japan. The ship was sailing about 200 kilometers northwest of a disputed cluster of islands called the Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. A Japanese…
China has publicly released the first-ever official footage of flight operations aboard its newest, soon-to-be commissioned aircraft carrier CNS Fujian, marking a watershed moment in the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) naval modernization—and a clear signal of its ongoing technological catch-up with the United States Navy. The footage, published by Chinese state media just before…