If China has 8 aircraft carriers, how will it be arranged?
The Chinese Navy has three fleets, namely the East China Sea Fleet, the South China Sea Fleet, and the North Sea Fleet.
The East China Sea Fleet is subordinate to the Eastern Theater of Operations and is responsible for defending the security of the mainland's waters in the East China Sea, including the Taiwan Strait. The headquarters of the East China Sea Fleet is located in Ningbo, Zhejiang.
The South China Sea Fleet is subordinate to the Southern Theater of Operations and guards the vast southern gate of the mainland. The headquarters of the South China Sea Fleet is located in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province.
The North Sea Fleet is subordinate to the Central Theater of Operations, and its headquarters is located in Qingdao City, Shandong Province. Its main mission is to guard the capital, Beijing, and to guard against maritime threats against the mainland from the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea.
The South China Sea Fleet has an aircraft carrier, Shandong, whose home port is in Sanya, Hainan.
The North Sea Fleet also has an aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, whose home port is in Qingdao, Shandong.
The East China Sea Fleet currently does not have aircraft carriers.
China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, is still in sea trials and has not been commissioned, and it is expected to belong to the South China Sea Fleet in the future.
After all, the South China Sea is the largest and there are many surrounding countries, and this is the place where aircraft carriers are most needed.
If China has 8 aircraft carriers in the future, it is expected to adopt a 3-2-3 configuration.
3 ships each for the South China Sea Fleet and the North Sea Fleet, and 2 ships for the East China Sea Fleet.
Comparing the configuration of US aircraft carriers, one of the South China Sea Fleet and the North Sea Fleet will each have one in the far sea to play a role in deterring and counterattacking, one in the offshore sea, and the other in a state of overhaul and maintenance.
The East China Sea Fleet will be used for one and one for standby.
That will be when China will truly rise to the world!