A new Pentagon report confirms China plans to field nine aircraft carriers by 2035 up from just three today marking the largest naval carrier buildup in the Indo-Pacific since World War II. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is rapidly advancing beyond ski-jump designs with its new Type 003 Fujian, an 80,000-ton supercarrier featuring electromagnetic catapults that enable J-35 stealth fighters and KJ-600 early-warning aircraft to operate at full combat range. This leap supports Beijing’s a