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How China’s latest aircraft carrier will challenge western maritime dominance

China’s new Fujian aircraft carrier, unveiled recently by president Xi Jinping with great fanfare, has been hailed by Chinese state media as a major milestone in the country’s naval modernisation programme and a key development in the counry’s aspirations to become a maritime power.

The Conversation

Xi attends launch of China’s state-of-the-art Fujian aircraft carrier

China’s latest addition means it has the second largest number of aircraft carriers in the world

The Independent UK

China’s latest aircraft carrier enters service to extend reach into high seas

Experts say hi-tech Fujian will help expand country’s military influence and reach farther beyond its own waters

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What we know about China's first domestically made aircraft carrier, the Fujian

Beijing commissioned its first home-built aircraft carrier, the Fujian, highlighting Beijing's push to modernise its military and contest US influence in the Indo-Pacific.

Euronews

The Fujian: China’s new aircraft carrier with an electromagnetic catapult

The Fujian extends the range of China's navy

The Independent UK

China commissions new aircraft carrier, challenging US naval dominance

The ship significantly bolsters what is already the world’s largest navy

The Independent UK

China’s newest aircraft carrier Fujian sails through Taiwan Strait for first time

Sailing could serve as warning to US and others against support for Taiwan, though China plays down any such motive

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Typhoon Danas threatens China with flash floods after killing two people in Taiwan

Danas is forecast to bring between 100mm and 250mm of rainfall across a 650km stretch from Fuzhou in Fujian province to Hangzhou in Zhejiang, triggering flash flood warnings

The Independent UK

China is struggling to control its provinces as they expand distant-water fishing

Since the late 2010s, China has shown increasing sensitivity to the environmental and socio-economic impacts of its distant-water fishing (DWF) growth, as well as the reputational harm partly inflicted by international environmental advocacy.

The Conversation

China holds live-fire drills opposite Taiwan, a week after large-scale exercise

China is holding live-fire drills off the coast of its southern Fujian province that faces Taiwan

The Independent UK

Typhoon Gaemi barrels towards China’s Fujian after sinking ship off Taiwan

Strong winds sink a Tanzania-flagged freighter off Taiwan coast, with crew missing and rescuers unable to access area.

Al Jazeera

Rescuers find family of 6 dead in landslide in eastern China, as severe weather warning extended

Six people who were missing were found dead by rescuers in Fujian province, state media reported Saturday, adding to the extreme weather deaths after downpours caused landslides in the area, even as authorities extended a warning of more severe weather ahead

The Independent UK

China's Fujian Aircraft Carrier Embarks On First Sea Trials

China's new aircraft carrier Fujian undergoes sea trials, showcasing advanced capabilities for the expanding PLAN fleet.

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Former Provincial Vice Governor Stung in Graft Probe

Su Zengtian, also an ex-vice chairman of Fujian province’s top legislative body, is suspected of ‘serious violations of discipline and law’

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The Independent UK

China promotes economic ‘integration’ with Taiwan while militarily threatening the island

China is promoting new economic opportunities for Taiwanese people while at the same time ramping up military activity around the island it claims as its own

The Guardian - AU

China unveils Taiwan economic ‘integration’ plan as warships conduct manoeuvres off coast

Measures include making it easier for Taiwanese people to live and work in China, but the plan comes amid major military exercises

The Independent UK

Floods from Tropical Storm Haikui kill 2 and displace thousands in China's Fujian province

Authorities say at least two people have been killed and thousands evacuated due to floods in China’s southeastern coastal Fujian province brought by Tropical Storm Haikui

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China Powers Up World’s First 16-Megawatt Offshore Wind Turbine

The country created the largest wind farm in operation by single-unit capacity after switching on the machine off the coast of Fujian province

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Exclusive-Offshore access curbed for website of Chinese province facing Taiwan -sources

Some offshore users of an official Chinese website providing economic and demographic data on Fujian province across from Taiwan say their access has been restricted, and Beijing said "emergency measures" had been taken to deal with a cyberattack.

Bangkok Post

China's Fujian aircraft carrier set for 'new-type' planes

China's most modern carrier, the Fujian, will be able to launch "new-type aircraft", state broadcaster CCTV reported on Saturday.

Insider UK

BrewDog partners Budweiser for Chinese expansion

Beer production expected to begin next month at a new brewery in Fujian province

Caixin Global

China Appoints Youngest Provincial Party Chief in Fujian

Zhou Zuyi, minister of human resources and social security, takes over from newly appointed Politburo member Yin Li

Caixin Global

Former Provincial Party Chief Takes Over as Beijing’s New Boss

Yin Li, the ex-party chief of Fujian, has replaced Cai Qi, who has been elevated to become one of the seven members of the party’s top decision-making body

Reuters

Factbox-China's new political elites and their connection to Xi

Xi Jinping on Sunday secured a third term as leader of China's ruling Communist Party and unveiled a new leadership team dominated by his allies, including the entire seven-member Politburo Standing Committee, which he heads.

Reuters

Across the sea from Taiwan, Chinese tourists await island's 'return'

Tourists on the beaches of Pingtan island, China's closest point to Taiwan island, were on Thursday treated to an unexpected sight: helicopters in formation and smoke trails from projectiles.

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