Seoul, South KoreaCNN —
China’s newest, largest and most-advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, took a big step to joining the world’s largest naval fleet on Wednesday as it set out from Shanghai for its first sea trials.
The naval assessment is expected to take place in the East China Sea, about 130 kilometers (80 miles) from the Jiangnan Shipyard where the carrier has been under construction for more than six years..
All the US carriers, however, will retain two key advantages over the Fujian: power and size.
The US carriers are nuclear powered, giving them the ability to remain at sea for as long as crew provisions last.
The Fujian is powered by conventional fuel, meaning it must either make a port call or be met by a tanker at sea to refuel. (CNN)
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