As geopolitical tides shift in East Asia, a new form of strategic signaling is taking center stage — aircraft carriers. The ...

The aircraft carrier and its strike group also engage in maritime security operations to interdict threats to merchant shipping and prevent the use of the seas for terrorism and piracy.

"Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers have obvious advantages, and carriers need long endurance for far seas deployment," he said. China's shipbuilding industry now possesses robust production ...