DefenceTalkChina needs “at least three aircraft carriers” to protect its extensive coastline and its interests abroad, a senior Chinese naval expert said Wednesday. “Our country has an 18,000-kilometre (11,000-mile) long coastline. Also, our economy is outward looking and our interests abroad are growing,” said Commodore Zhang Junshe, a member of the Naval Research Institute. “All […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-needs-at-least-three-aircraft-carriers-naval-expert-72021/