On Friday, China launched its third and most advanced aircraft carrier called "Fujian," from Shanghai's Jiangnan Shipyard.
The ship is China's first locally developed modern aircraft carrier and had been under construction at Shanghai’s Jiangnan shipyard since 2018.
Equipped with a new launch system, the carrier can launch a wider variety of aircraft, faster and with more ammunition.
Aircraft carriers are the core vessels of any naval force. The ships are essentially a mobile airbase, allowing for rapid deployment of aircraft to a combat theater.
China names its aircraft carriers after its coastal provinces. Fujian, is a southeastern province just across of Taiwan.
China's first carrier is a refurbished ship purchased from Ukraine, named Liaoning after a province in the northeast.
The second carrier was built in China but based on its blueprint, called Shandong in the east.
