Our fourth aircraft carrier is about to be launched, and there are two points of concern, one is what power this aircraft carrier is powered by, and the other is what it is called.
There are two types of power for aircraft carriers, one is conventionally powered and the other is nuclear-powered.
At present, there are 43 aircraft carriers in the world, of which 31 are conventionally powered and 12 are nuclear-powered. Of the 12 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, 11 are American, and all U.S. aircraft carriers are nuclear-powered.
Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are technically demanding, requiring not only the miniaturization of nuclear power, but also the prevention of nuclear contamination. According to some analysis, with the current technological level of our country, this fourth aircraft carrier is likely to be conventionally powered. And the 5th aircraft carrier, which should be nuclear-powered.
At present, everyone is more concerned about what is the name of this aircraft carrier?
The first three aircraft carriers, from north to south, correspond to the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, and the East China Sea, and are called Liaoning, Shandong, and Fujian respectively.
As a result, some people said that the names of the fourth aircraft carrier were then arranged in the southern provinces, and the provinces south of Fujian and bordering the sea were only Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan, as well as the two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao.
Obviously, it is impossible to name Hong Kong and Macau, and Hainan Province has been named, so only Guangdong and Guangxi remain.
The sea area to the south of Guangxi is the Beibu Gulf, and the south of Guangdong is the northern part of the South China Sea. If you choose between these two provinces, it is more likely to be named after Guangdong.
But if you analyze carefully, I personally think that it is most appropriate to name Hainan, and this point can be seen by looking at the scope of Sansha City's jurisdiction below.