Report says Beijing may also be ready to build conventionally-powered carrier at Jiangnan in parallel with Type 004 construction in Dalian.

A week after China commissioned its latest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, newly leaked images, including satellite imagery and other photos, are among the first signs that China may be building a carrier to be propelled by nuclear reactors. On Wednesday, the United States military website The War Zone said China’s new Type 004 aircraft carrier, which is under construction at the Dalian shipyard in the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning, showed a hull structure apparently similar to that of…

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