This is the clearest sign yet that Beijing is working towards producing its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. China currently has the world's largest navy and is modernizing it rapidly.

The U.S. Navy said aircraft carrier operations in the South China Sea are part of its routine presence in the Indo-Pacific ...

China’s Mini Aircraft Carrier Is Truly Innovative A nuclear-powered Chinese carrier strike force could operate farther from the Asian mainland, roaming far into the Indian Ocean and the Eastern ...

China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is advancing toward producing the country’s first nuclear-powered aircraft ...

By sending warships beyond Japan, the Chinese Navy is demonstrating its ability to project sea and air power far past its ...

China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, signaling its progress toward developing a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The project, located at the Longwei ...

Key Points - China's ambition to build nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (Type 004 concept) to match US global naval power faces significant and likely protracted hurdles. -As of April 2025 ...

Bangkok — China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is advancing toward producing its first nuclear-powered aircraft ...