10 Chinese Aircraft Carriers By 2049?

Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning

Richard D. Fisher Jr., National Interest: China's Navy: Armed with 10 Aircraft Carriers?

By 2049?

By 2049, the 100th anniversary of the CCP, the PLA could have over ten CVs and CVNs. In addition, Chinese sources indicate that the PLA Marines will be expanded to a force of 100,000, suggesting an eventual “Gator” navy of thirty to forty large amphibious projection ships.

In his reaction to the December 6 Chinese Global Times article quoting experts saying China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) may require five or six aircraft carriers, David Axe wrote an article asking, “Could Beijing really pull it off?” The short answer is that Beijing is just getting started.

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WNU Editor: The Chinese want to be like the U.S. .... and that includes having a Navy that can match the U.S. Navy. Having 10 aircraft carriers 30 years from now is (from the Chinese perspective) entirely feasible.