Chinese President Xi Jinping conducted an inspection on the aircraft carrier Fujian

Chinese President Xi Jinping (Xi Jinping) on Wednesday attended the commissioning ceremony and flag presentation of the Fujian aircraft carrier, China's first aircraft carrier equipped with electromagnetic catapults, in south China's Hainan Province.

Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, boarded the aircraft carrier to inspect the vessel at a seaport in Sanya (Sanya).

The Fujian aircraft carrier was launched in June 2022 and named after Fujian province, completing its first sea trial in May 2024.

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