China is embarking on the largest aircraft carrier buildup in the Pacific since World War II, with ambitions of adding six carriers to its fleet by 2035, according to a Pentagon report released Tuesday.
The report to Congress, an annual assessment of China’s military and security developments, said the People’s Liberation Army Navy, or PLAN, aims to expand its aircraft carrier force to nine vessels by 2035. That would triple China’s ability to deploy carrier strike groups within the next decade.
The report followed a high-profile demonstration of Beijing’s expanding naval power. China’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the CNS Fujian, sailed through the Taiwan Strait last week. The Pentagon described the carrier’s commissioning and sea trials as a “key modernization development.”
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