Britain suffered an embarrassing aircraft carrier malfunction just as China started showing off its new carrier

Wed, 02/07/2024 - 07:50

China aircraft carrier Fujian — China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai during its launch ceremony on June 17, 2022.
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China released new details about its advanced aircraft carrier just as the UK floundered with its own.
The Fujian is ready for sea trials, an expert reportedly said on state TV.
Meanwhile, the British navy is badly underfunded and under-equipped, experts claim.

China touted the capabilities of its latest aircraft carrier just as a British vessel suffered an embarrassing malfunction that caused it to pull out of NATO exercises.