New Chinese Carrier Under Construction at Guangzhou

China is nearing the completion of its newest aircraft carrier at Guangzhou International Shipyard in Guangdong, with foreign media reporting progress based on satellite imagery. CNN cited photographs from Planet Labs to show a vessel taking shape on the riverfront, with cranes, scaffolding, and outfitting visible around a hull that suggests continued construction rather than immediate sea trials. The site is in a region long tied to China’s modern shipbuilding efforts, where naval programs and civilian technology projects often intersect in public discussion. Satellite data has become a widely used tool for assessing naval work when official statements are scarce, and analysts in and outside the United States have followed the Guangzhou project closely as a sign of China’s evolving capabilities, according to CNN which cited satellite imagery from Planet Labs.