The content originally appeared on: CNN (CNN)China on Friday launched its third and most advanced aircraft carrier from Shanghai's Jiangnan Shipyard, with new combat systems that experts say are fast catching up with the United States. Named 'Fujian,' the ship is China's first domestically designed and built catapult aircraft carrier, state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Its electromagnetic catapult-assisted launch system is a major upgrade from the less advanced ski jump-style system used on the Liaoning and the Shandong, its two […]
