Aircraft carriers: China's emerging maritime ambitions

• Main Author: Bitzinger, Richard A.
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: East Asia and Asia Pacific
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82221; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39834
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Chinese appear closer than ever to making a decision to go ahead with building an aircraft carrier, eventually acquiring as many as six vessels. While expensive to build and difficult to operate, a fleet of Chinese carriers could tilt the balance of power in the Pacific.