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Meanwhile, China’s Fujian is a technological marvel and a clear sign of Beijing’s ambitions to project power beyond its shores. Ranging over 80,000 tons and stretching over a thousand feet, it is China’s largest naval vessel and a symbol of its naval modernization. Unlike its predecessors, the Liaoning and Shandong, which rely on ski-jump ramps to launch aircraft, the Fujian employs electromagnetic aircraft launch systems (EMALS), a cutting-edge technology that allows heavier, more capable aircraft to be launched more efficiently.