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A composite image shows a top-down view of the flight decks of the US Navy's first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford and China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian.
A composite image shows a top-down view of the flight decks of the US Navy's first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford and China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Riley McDowell/DVIDS, Pu Haiyang/Xinhua via Getty Images, Business Insider

  • China's most advanced aircraft carrier set sail for sea trials in early May.
  • It boasts electromagnetic catapults capable of launching the modern air wing China hopes to build.
  • Here's how this ambitious ship and its predecessors compare to US aircraft carriers. 

On May 1, China's newest aircraft carrier left its berth in Shanghai under its own power for its first-ever sea trial, which lasted eight days.

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Military & Defense, aircraft-carrier, ford-class-carriers, gerald-r-ford, China, us-navy-ships, nimitz-class, Fujian, shandong, Liaoning, news-visual-feature, mildef-freelance
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US vs. Chinese aircraft carriers: How the world's top flattops stack up