China's aircraft carriers: the path to Supremacy
中国航母：通往霸权之路
The history of China's aircraft carrier fleet is a history of big plans and tireless movement. This history began in the 1980s, when the decommissioned Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne arrived in the country, either by chance or on purpose. The PLA Navy studied the ship and gained important knowledge, but did not rush to reproduce it. They continued to study the topic, trying to get any useful information from around the world.
In the 1990s, they were able to buy several Soviet ships: the heavy aircraft carriers Minsk, Kyiv and Varyag. And while the first two remained in the civilian sector, Varyag was completed as a full-fledged aircraft carrier and joined the PLA Navy under the name Liaoning.
Later, based on the Liaoning experience, the Chinese were able to reproduce all the technologies and build a new ship completely from scratch - this is how Shandong appeared. But they did not stop there and continued development, first building a seriously updated Fujian, and now, in the 2020s, starting construction of a top world-class ship. Project 004 does not yet have a name, but, apparently, will be able to fully compete with the most powerful aircraft carriers in the world - the modern flagships of the US Navy.
中国航母编队的历史，就是一部宏伟规划、孜孜不倦的历史。这段历史始于上世纪80年代，当时退役的澳大利亚航空母舰“墨尔本号”抵达中国，可能是偶然，也可能是有意为之。中国海军研究了这艘船并且获得了重要的知识，但是不急于去仿制。他们继续研究，试图从世界各地获得任何有用的信息。
上世纪90年代，他们购买了几艘苏联舰船：明斯克号、基辅号和瓦良格号重型航空母舰。前两艘留着民用，瓦良格号被改造成一艘成熟的航空母舰并以“辽宁舰”的名字加入了中国人民解放军海军。
后来，基于辽宁舰的经验，中国人能够复制所有的技术，完全从零开始建造一艘新航母——山东舰由此横空出世。但他们并没有就此止步，而是继续发展，先是建造了一艘经过重大升级的福建舰，并在2020年开始建造一艘世界级的顶级航母。004项目还没有名字，但很明显，它能够与世界上最强大的航空母舰——美国海军的现代旗舰舰竞争。
以下是外国网友的评论：
Steve-pq7cb
China's Jiangnan shipyard has more capacity than the entire US ship building capacity.
中国江南造船厂的造船能力超过了美国全国的造船能力。
jacobrocks7
Don’t forget that thousands of years ago, China had the largest fleet in the world and still didn’t colonize other countries or seek war unlike the American empire (failing)
别忘了，几千年前，中国拥有世界上最庞大的舰队，但没有像美帝那样殖民其他国家或挑起战争。
ledzik1893
more like 500 years ago
是500年前吧
RobertMarshall-d2n
I guess you have not been paying attention to china's criminal actions in the waters around other countries. the chinese carrier doesn't have the support fleet it needs to be a true blue water navy. most of their fleet are small ships not capable of getting far from their own shores. the carriers china has launched so far has proven to be problematic so you won't be seeing it sailing around the world any time soon.
我猜你没有注意到中国在其他国家附近海域的犯罪行为。中国航母没有成为一支真正的蓝水海军所需的支援舰队。他们的舰队大多是小型船只，无法远离自己的海岸。到目前为止，中国推出的航母已经被证明是有问题的，所以没那么快看到它在世界各地航行。
soshelp4085
China had the largest fleet in the world.
从几千年前到最近几百年，中国拥有世界上最大的舰队
antonmihoc4109
You go China. I only hope you do not become like the USA when you get to the top.
加油中国，但愿当你到达顶峰时，不要变得像美国一样。
TomDrez
America was brutal to everybody long before an empire could even arise, china do have tense relations with it's neighbor but they have built themselves an interest and amazing diplomatic ties that they know are fragile like all balanced things, they'll keep on develo the world and themselves because they know that what benefit them the most. At least that's what i see when i observe their actions.
早在帝国崛起之前，美国就对每个人都很残酷，中国确实与邻国关系紧张，但他们已经建立了自己的利益和惊人的外交关系，他们知道这是脆弱的，就像所有平衡的东西一样，他们会继续发展自己，因为他们知道什么对他们最有利，至少这是我观察他们的行为时所看到的。
SoulRocketMan
China has every right to develop and produce weapons to protect their people and land. They have suffered alot in the past from UK and Japan. I am not Chinese but I am mad at Japan for what they did in Nanking Massacre and they still don't really own it and apologize to China. And I am sure China is spending big on its military only for defensive and not offensive like the USA.
中国完全有权利研制武器，保护自己的人民和土地。他们在过去遭受了英国和日本的重创。我不是中国人，但我对日本在南京大屠杀中的所作所为感到愤怒，他们仍然没有真正承认这一点，也没有向中国道歉。我敢肯定，中国在军事上的大笔开支，只用于防御，而不是像美国那样用于进攻。
qtdcanada
Just a question for your feeble mind: why is it that China today has more disputes territorially with its neighbors than any other country?
关于中国的“防御”行动。我想问你一个问题：为什么今天的中国与邻国的领土争端比任何国家都多？
davidgao7048
with India. Who else?
除了和印度存在领土纠纷，还有和谁?
wang-rw6cd
加拿大的领土怎么来的？印第安人去哪了？
Squirtle-xm6bi
And tell the so-called Americans to return land to Native Americans.
让所谓的美国人把土地还给印第安人。
justeunfan3364
Thats scary how in 10 years they went from 0 to what looks like state of the art aircraft carriers. The USA only built 2 AC since 2009, its the trend to trash on the Chinese but they seem to have caught up on every scientific, industrial and engineering aspects, and now they are blasting full speed forward while we are almost regressing on some aspects. Never underestimate a potential ennemy with 1.5 billions educated citizens in a developped country, and a crazy work culture and discipline. The day it will become absolutly undiscutable the chinese are ahead it will be waaay to late.
太可怕了，他们是如何在10年内从零开始到造出看起来最先进的航母的。自2009年以来，美国只建造了2艘航母，现在盛行吐槽中国，但他们似乎在科学、工业和工程方面都赶上了，现在他们正在全速前进，而我们在某些方面几乎倒退。永远不要低估一个潜在的敌人，有15亿受过教育的公民，以及疯狂的工作文化和严明的纪律。等到中国遥遥领先的时候，那就太迟了。
youchwb6005
You have manufacturing companies across the US making all different parts of the ship, then they transport them to that ship yard for assembly. This also applies to other defence contracting for the other armed forces. China makes them mostly in the one area which security wise, is not the best idea.
Mark my words, the Americans know much better than the Chinese, or anyone else about building these goliaths.
美国各地都有公司制造船舶部件，然后将它们运送到造船厂进行组装。这也适用于其他武器的制造。而中国武器主要集中在一个地方制造，从安全角度来看，这不是最好的主意。
记住我的话，美国人比中国人或其他任何人更了解建造这些巨人。
linkdiablo4476
@youchwb6005 not like that, actually china military ship has been make by many shipyard, not only 1 shipyard. but yes at the moment US manufacture for ship is decline with only 1/250 of china ship manufacture
不是这样的，实际上中国军舰是由多家造船厂制造的，而不仅仅是一家造船厂。但是目前美国的船舶长正在减少，只有中国船舶制造的1/250
horridohobbies
A leaked US Navy briefing says that China's shipbuilding capacity is 232 times that of the USA. In fact, the USA has practically no shipbuilding industry anymore, a far cry from 60 years ago.
一份泄露的美国海军简报称，中国的造船能力是美国的232倍。事实上，美国几乎已经没有造船业了，与60年前相差甚远。
timothychung4811
Wasn't there a vlog about the 4th and 5th built simultaneously?
不是说第4和第5艘是同时建造的吗？
williambenedictalava2634
PLAN can manufacture ships and repair them unlike US of A.
中国海军能制造，也能修理军舰，不像美国。
howlutos
China's civilian shipbuilding share accounts for nearly 70% of the world, China's military power relies on its strong manufacturing industry. China's shipyards are both military and civilian.
So this is also the reason why India’s military power is not good. India’s civilian shipbuilding share is less than 1% of the world. Although India’s military power looks strong, India’s military equipment depends on foreign countries. There is no strong military power without a strong manufacturing industry. If Japan were not restricted by the United States, Japan's military power would be far stronger than India's，Because Japan's manufacturing industry is far stronger than India's
中国民用船舶的份额占世界的近70%，中国的军事实力依赖于强大的制造业。中国的造船厂既有军用造船厂，也有民用造船厂。
这也是印度军事实力不够的原因，印度的民用造船份额不到世界的1%。虽然印度的军事力量看起来很强大，但印度的军事装备依赖于外国。
没有强大的制造业，就没有强大的军事力量。如果日本没有受到美国的限制，日本的军事力量将远远强于印度，因为日本的制造业远远强于印度
howlutos
Of the 11 aircraft carriers in the United States, 9 are lying in shipyards for long-term maintenance. Essentially, the civilian shipbuilding industry in the United States is failing and the United States lacks skilled shipbuilding workers.
在美国的11艘航空母舰中，有9艘正在造船厂进行长期维修。从本质上讲，美国的民用造船业正在衰落，美国缺乏熟练的造船工人。
MrBassbump
I was ignorant of the power Chinese people have built. I’m an American think it’s interesting to see how other countries have developed their own infrastructure and military. I’d like to see the final product of them all.
我对中国人民已经建立起来的力量一无所知。我是美国人，看到其他国家如何发展自己的基础设施和军事是很有趣的。我想看看它们的最终成品。
ledzik1893
Well usa had gone from barly a navy to second biggest navy in around 20 years. Now china had done exactly the same thing
美国海军在20年左右的时间里从白手起家变成了第二大海军。现在中国也在走同样的道路
MrBassbump @ledzik1893
the Chinese have the most submarines, but with the current US navy sonar we can detect them from anywhere.
中国拥有最多的潜艇，但用目前美国海军的声纳，我们可以从任何地方探测到它们。
horridohobbies
@MrBassbump Not so. China's submarine technology has evolved greatly. Their latest subs are very stealthy.
中国的潜艇技术已经有了很大的发展。他们最新的潜艇隐身性能非常好。
Redoldgun
@MrBassbump China has an absolute advantage in hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missiles, both in range and quantity. China's latest 055 destroyer has far surpassed the United States in terms of missile quantity and radar technology, because the rare metal process technology and systematic industrial chain required to manufacture military high-end radars are unique to China. As a countermeasure to the US chip sanctions, China has banned the United States from obtaining some products such as gallium nitride and gallium arsenide, and the huge industrial system and production capacity on which these products rely are also monopolized by China. In the next 5 to 10 years, the United States will face the dilemma of being unable to upgrade radar technology.
中国的高超音速反舰弹道导弹，拥有绝对优势，无论是在射程上还是在数量上。中国最新的055型驱逐舰，装备的导弹和雷达，数量和技术上都远远超过了美国，因为制造军用高端雷达所需的稀有金属加工技术和系统产业链是中国独有的。
作为对美国芯片制裁的反制措施，中国禁止美国获得氮化镓、砷化镓等部分产品，这些产品所依赖的庞大工业体系和产能也被中国垄断。未来5到10年，美国将面临雷达技术无法升级的困境。
frankgaleon5124
What about quality of this carriers? I think it’s far from the US ships
质量如何？我想比美国航母差多了
UnbeltedSundew
Even tofu dreg built military is dangerous in large enough numbers.
即使是豆腐渣建造的，如果数量足够多也是危险的。
Naval-Gazing
Meanwhile, their Tofu-dreg economy is tanking.
与此同时，他们的豆腐渣经济正在衰退。