One critical development is China's expanding aircraft carrier fleet, which looks to add its third carrier, the 80,000-ton Fujian.

First-ever official footage of flight operations aboard China's newest, soon-to-be commissioned aircraft carrier, CNS Fujian (18) On the eve of the PLA's 98th anniversary, PRC media released video ...

This is currently the largest aircraft carrier in the world, and is nuclear powered. China’s new aircraft carrier is expected to be of a similar length, and may be nuclear powered.

When it comes to full-sized aircraft carriers, the People's Liberation Army Navy of China has three: the Liaoning, the Fujian, and the Shandong.

China's newest aircraft carrier — the Fujian — is expected to be one of the most advanced ships in the world, rivaled only by the U.S. Navy's best.