A J-35 stealth fighter jet takes off from the PLA Navy's aircraft carrier Fujian using the electromagnetic catapult. This captures the moment the aircraft speeds off the deck. Photo: Li Tang

In response to a media request for comments on analyses claiming that the commissioning of the aircraft carrier Fujian, the strike range of which will cover the second island chain, will surely change the strategic landscape in the Western Pacific region, and that some US analyses claimed that the Fujian will threaten US military deployment in the first island chain, Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang said at a regular press conference on Thursday that China always adheres to a defensive national defense policy. 

The development of China's weapons and equipment is solely for safeguarding national sovereignty, security, and development interests. China will always be a force for peace, stability, and progress in the world, the spokesperson said.

Global Times