China's Newest Aircraft Carrier Begins Sea Trials
China's third and most advanced aircraft carrier, named Fujian, has begun sea trials.
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00:00China's newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has set off from Shanghai for sea trials.
00:06The Fujian is China's first domestically designed aircraft carrier to use catapults.
00:11It's China's second domestically made carrier and its third overall.
00:15The Fujian displaces more than 80,000 tons of water and was first launched in 2022.
00:21The trials will test the ship's electrical and propulsion systems.