EXPANDING ARSENAL This May 31, 2022, satellite image from Maxar Technologies shows China’s Type 003 aircraft carrier under construction at the Jiangnan Shipyard, northeast of Shanghai. MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES IMAGE VIA AP
EXPANDING ARSENAL This May 31, 2022, satellite image from Maxar Technologies shows China’s Type 003 aircraft carrier under construction at the Jiangnan Shipyard, northeast of Shanghai. MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES IMAGE VIA AP

SHANGHAI: China on Friday launched its third aircraft carrier, state media reported, in a huge military advance for the Asian superpower.

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