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China, Asia

October 22, 2025

China’s new aircraft carrier has 1 big advantage over the U.S. Navy

Lyle Goldstein, Asia program director for the Defense Priorities think tank in Washington, DC, told Stars and Stripes that the launch should be seen as a “significant set of developments in the evolution of China’s navy.”

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