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‼️🇨🇳 China has started construction of its fourth Type 004 aircraft carrier, which will become the first nuclear-powered surface combatant of the PRC.

According to reports, the new aircraft carrier with a displacement of 110-120 thousand tons is being built at a shipyard in Dalian and is designed as a direct competitor to the American Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers.

Unlike previous Chinese ships, the Type 004 will combine a nuclear power plant (based on Longwei reactors) with electromagnetic catapults and a full-size deck, providing virtually unlimited sailing range.

The Type 004 is expected to carry an air group of more than 90 aircraft, including 24-30 J-15T fighters and more than 20 fifth-generation J-35 aircraft, as well as KJ-600 AWACS planes and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Thus, all this significantly exceeds the capabilities of previous Chinese aircraft carriers (Liaoning, Shandong, Fujian), which are limited either by the absence of catapults or equipped with conventional power plants.

The PLA Navy also plans that the Type 004, accompanied by the latest Type 055A/B destroyers and Type 095 submarines, will be able to project power far beyond China's coastal waters, creating a threat to the strategic superiority of the United States on the world’s oceans.