Much of the harbor area appeared to be abandoned farmland just a year ago, according to earlier images CSIS analyzed. China’s military has not formally announced the plans for the third carrier, designated Type 002, but official state media have said it is being built. The Pentagon said it in its annual survey of China’s military modernization, published in May, that work on the third carrier had begun. They say this carrier would represent a vital step in China’s ambitions to create a far-ranging navy that can project power around the world to serve Beijing’s expanding global interests. It could well be the start of a ‘factory,’ if you like, for carriers and other very large vessels,” he said.

Source: bd News24 October 17, 2019 06:00 UTC