{"id":25960,"date":"2025-11-07T13:34:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T13:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=25960"},"modified":"2025-11-07T13:34:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T13:34:38","slug":"xi-attends-commissioning-of-chinas-fujian-aircraft-carrier-in-south-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=25960","title":{"rendered":"Xi attends commissioning of China&#8217;s Fujian aircraft carrier in south China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251107\/e6a3c3c9a5eb4022b078a3952a85038f\/XFkvNZ1KsncStnRt.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, presents a People&#8217;s Liberation Army (PLA) flag to the captain and political commissar of the Fujian at a naval port in Sanya City, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, Nov. 5, 2025. Xi on Wednesday attended the commissioning and flag-presenting ceremony of the Fujian, China&#8217;s first aircraft carrier equipped with electromagnetic catapults, in south China&#8217;s Hainan Province.&nbsp;Xi boarded the aircraft carrier to inspect the vessel at a naval port in Sanya City. (Xinhua\/Li Gang)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Xi Jinping on Wednesday attended the commissioning and flag-presenting ceremony of the Fujian, China&#8217;s first aircraft carrier equipped with electromagnetic catapults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Xi, 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 after the ceremony at a naval port in the city of Sanya, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bearing the hull number 18, this aircraft carrier is one of the country&#8217;s three carriers currently in service. Named after Fujian Province in east China and launched in June 2022, the vessel was independently designed and built by China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About 2,000 representatives from the navy and institutions involved in the construction of the aircraft carrier took part in the ceremony on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the ceremony, Xi presented a flag of the Chinese People&#8217;s Liberation Army to the captain and political commissar of the Fujian, and took a group photo with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aboard the vessel, Xi was briefed on the country&#8217;s aircraft carrier development. He learned about the systematic combat capabilities of the aircraft carriers and the electromagnetic catapult system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the flight deck, new-generation carrier-based aircraft, including the J-35 and J-15T fighter jets and the KongJing-600 early warning aircraft, were parked in sequence. Talking with carrier-based aircraft pilots, Xi encouraged them to keep improving their skills and expertise, and to contribute to the development of the combat capabilities of the Fujian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Xi visited the control tower on the island section of the Fujian to learn about flight command and takeoff-and-landing operations. He then entered the pilot house, where he signed the log book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was Xi&#8217;s decision that the Fujian adopt the electromagnetic catapult system. On Wednesday, he visited the control area of this system and attentively observed the operational procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also toured the vessel&#8217;s dining facilities and crew quarters to inspect the living conditions of officers and sailors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cai Qi and Zhang Guoqing also attended Wednesday&#8217;s ceremony, which was presided over by Zhang Shengmin.&nbsp;\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251107\/e6a3c3c9a5eb4022b078a3952a85038f\/4G1xDLIosHF3BvRM.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, poses for a group photo with representatives of the Fujian aircraft carrier unit at a naval port in Sanya City, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, Nov. 5, 2025. Xi on Wednesday attended the commissioning and flag-presenting ceremony of the Fujian, China&#8217;s first aircraft carrier equipped with electromagnetic catapults, in south China&#8217;s Hainan Province. Xi boarded the aircraft carrier to inspect the vessel at a naval port in Sanya City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251107\/e6a3c3c9a5eb4022b078a3952a85038f\/c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20251107\/e6a3c3c9a5eb4022b078a3952a85038f\/c.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, presents a People&#8217;s Liberation Army (PLA) flag to the captain and political commissar of the Fujian at a naval port in Sanya City, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, Nov. 5, 2025. 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