Chinese Military expert Xu Guangyu forecast during an interview with BTVAthat China's second aircraft carrier, and the country's first domestically built carrier, will see dramaticbreakthroughs, such as the use of nuclear power and the capability for an electromagnetic launch. He said "The first domestically built carrier is likely to be like the Liaoning [China's first aircraftcarrier]. It will be conventionally powered and use a ski-jump take-off, whereas the second one is likely to use a catapult take-off ... The third one, however, will benefit from major breakthroughs,and may even be nuclear-powered."
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