China’s latest addition means it has the second largest number of aircraft carriers in the world For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice China ’s president Xi Jinping attended the official launch of a new state-of-the-art aircraft