With the launch of its new aircraft carrier, the Fujian, the Chinese navy now has three. The vessel is the first in the fleet to be equipped with an electromagnetic catapult and can send off shipboard aircraft in rapid succession.
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China's new aircraft carrier, the Fujian, hits the waters in Shanghai on June 17. © Kyodo
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