Its inauguration makes China only the second country, after the United States, to operate a carrier with this aircraft launch technology.
President Xi Jinping attended the ceremony, which took place on Wednesday, and boarded the Fujian afterwards to hear briefings on aircraft carrier combat capabilities and the use of its advanced electromagnetic catapults, according to Xinhua.
The report also said the decision to use electromagnetic catapults technology on the Fujian was made by Xi himself.
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What is known about the Fujian, China’s first home-designed aircraft carrier
What is known about the Fujian, China’s first home-designed aircraft carrier
Xi was briefed by the ship’s commanding officers and spoke to Fujian warplane pilots about the aircraft’s technical and tactical performance and the advantages of electromagnetic catapults, according to Xinhua.
