This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the Nuclear Power Institute ... conventionally powered Chinese aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong carry out a dual aircraft carrier formation ...

“Operating a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is an exclusive club, one that China looks set to join.” Drawing on satellite images and public ... s most recent white paper on national defence ...

“For China’s leadership, such a development would symbolise national prestige, fueling domestic nationalism and elevating the country’s global image as a leading power.” China’s third conventionally ...