How U.S. Allies and Friends Are Helping Fund China’s New Aircraft Carrier
By
J. William Middendorf II
Published
December 6, 2021
China’s newest aircraft carrier is being built at the Jiangnan Shipyard. That same facility is also constructing commercial ships for U.S. allies. The shipyard is also building more than 40 commercial vessels for U.S. allies such as Brazil, France, the United Arab Emirates, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, Sweden, and the Netherlands.
Put another way, China’s foreign customers are effectively subsidizing the carrier’s construction.
According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the unnamed Chinese carrier, designated Type 003, was photographed from space in October 2021. Those same photos showed the commercial ships being built for U.S. allies.
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