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Analysts believe China has launched a third aircraft carrier, a way to upgrade overall security in the face of stronger navies rather than targeting any specific future battlefield. State media reports said the carrier, dubbed Type 003 and codenamed Fujian, left its drydock at a shipyard outside Shanghai on Friday morning and tied up at a nearby pier. A third aircraft carrier would put China with large maritime military airports in a group of just 16 countries around the world. Around the Pacific, India, Japan and the United States operate or are developing carriers. Experts say China is behind what...
