China commissions Fujian, third carrier and its first with electromagnetic catapults

China commissioned its third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, in Hainan on Nov. 7, with President Xi Jinping presiding at the flag-presenting ceremony. The Fujian is Beijing’s first carrier equipped with electromagnetic catapults, the world’s largest conventionally powered carrier and makes China the second country to field EM catapults.

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