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Never mind China's new aircraft carrier, these are the ships the US should worry about
CNN
China made a big statement about its naval ambitions with the recent launch of its third and most advanced aircraft carrier.
The Fujian -- by far China's biggest, most modern and most powerful aircraft carrier to date -- is the 80,000-ton jewel in the crown of a military expansion that has seen Beijing grow its navy into the world's largest.
Its new combat systems -- such as an electromagnetic catapult-assisted launch system -- show China is fast catching up with the United States, experts say, and will give it the ability to launch more aircraft, more quickly, and with more ammunition.
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