China has recently commissioned its most advanced warship, the aircraft carrier CNS Fujian , which is considered to rival its United States counterpart, USS Gerald R. Ford . Newsweek has emailed the U.S. Navy and the Chinese Foreign Ministry for comment. China is undergoing rapid naval modernization under President Xi Jinping, who has set an ambitious long-term goal of building a "world-class" military by 2049. The Chinese military operates the largest navy in the world by number of ships, with