ASSESSMENTS
China: Road Map to a Carrier Fleet
Feb 17, 2009 | 16:38 GMT
DigitalGlobe
Summary
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy may field two indigenously built, conventionally powered aircraft carriers around 2015. Two indigenously built, nuclear-powered carriers could follow beyond 2020. Though details remain scant, this road map for Beijing's possible future carrier fleet is characteristic of China's recent shipbuilding practices and trends in broader strategic thinking.
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