China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is advancing toward producing the country’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier,

The Chinese navy’s two active aircraft carriers drilled together for the first time in late October. And the dual-carrier operations in the South China Sea, involving the ex-Soviet flattop Liaoning and her Chinese-built sister ship Shandong,

New satellite analysis reveals that China has developed a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship.