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China Bolsters National Sovereignty with Trio of Aircraft Carriers
China Bolsters National Sovereignty with Trio of Aircraft Carriers
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The three aircraft carriers currently in service with the Chinese navy will enhance the country’s ability to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Chinese State Council, said on Wednesday.
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On November 5, China officially commissioned its third aircraft carrier, Fujian, with Chinese President Xi Jinping attending the ceremony. With its commissioning at Sanya's naval port on Hainan Island, China's Fujian—the country's first carrier with an electromagnetic catapult—now joins the Liaoning and Shandong to form a three-carrier fleet.China has now entered the "era of three aircraft carriers," marking a significant milestone in the country’s defense and military progress and a solid step toward building a world-class navy, he added. Taiwan has been governed independently of mainland China since 1949. Beijing views the island as its province, while Taiwan, a territory with its own elected government, maintains that it is an autonomous country, although it has stopped short of declaring independence. Beijing opposes any official contacts by foreign states with Taipei and considers Chinese sovereignty over the island indisputable. The situation around Taiwan escalated in August 2022, when then-speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, visited the island. Beijing condemned Pelosi's visit, saying it symbolized US support for Taiwanese separatism, and conducted large-scale military exercises around the island.
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China Bolsters National Sovereignty with Trio of Aircraft Carriers
02:11 GMT 13.11.2025 (Updated: 07:08 GMT 13.11.2025) BEIJING (Sputnik) - The three aircraft carriers currently in service with the Chinese navy will beef up the country’s ability to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for China's State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday.
On November 5, China officially commissioned its third
aircraft carrier, Fujian, with Chinese President Xi Jinping attending the ceremony. With its commissioning at Sanya's naval port on Hainan Island, China's Fujian—the country's first carrier with an electromagnetic catapult—now joins the Liaoning and Shandong to form a three-carrier fleet.
"An increasingly powerful navy, cutting through the dark blue waves, will more effectively protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity, thwarting any attempts to encroach upon or divide China’s sacred territory," Chen said responding to a question about the Taiwan Strait situation following the commissioning.
China has now entered the "era of three aircraft carriers," marking a significant milestone in the country’s defense and military progress and a solid step toward building a world-class navy, he added.
Taiwan has been governed independently of mainland China since 1949. Beijing views the island as its province, while Taiwan, a territory with its own elected government, maintains that it is an autonomous country, although it has stopped short of declaring independence. Beijing opposes any official contacts by foreign states with Taipei and considers Chinese sovereignty over the island indisputable.
The situation around Taiwan escalated in August 2022, when then-speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, visited the island. Beijing condemned Pelosi's visit, saying it symbolized US support for Taiwanese separatism, and conducted large-scale military exercises around the island.
