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China commissioned its third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, advancing its position as the world’s second-largest carrier operator, still trailing the U.S. Navy’s 11 ships.

The ship features an electromagnetic catapult system, second only to the USS Gerald R. Ford, letting it launch fully-loaded warplanes and operate farther from shore.

Still, the carrier lacks nuclear propulsion and is smaller than U.S. counterparts, limiting its range to 8,000-10,000 nautical miles compared to America’s unlimited reach.

WASHINGTON — With the commissioning of its third aircraft carrier, China now boasts the second largest number of such ships in the world, though it still lags far behind the 11 o

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