China Launches Third Aircraft Carrier, Advancing Naval Ambitions

HONG KONG—China has launched its third plane provider, its largest and most subtle up to now, advancing its ambitions to construct a contemporary oceangoing navy that may mission energy across the globe.

Christened the Fujian, after the coastal province that sits closest to the island democracy of Taiwan, the brand new provider entered the waters at Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard throughout a launch ceremony on Friday attended by Gen. Xu Qiliang, a member of China’s 25-member Politburo and vice chairman of the Communist Party’s Central Military Commission, which instructions the armed forces, in accordance with state media stories.