The ship, which had been in its last stages of construction at a shipyard in Shanghai, was launched on June 17 amid much hoopla. Chinese President Xi Jinping previously mentioned the PLA's 100th anniversary in 2027 as a goal for the communist party's modernization objectives. The Navy's goals include putting the Fujian, the largest warship China has ever constructed, into service. China keeping up with U.S. carrier technology USS Gerald R. Ford steams through Atlantic Ocean on April 13, 2022. US Navy Former U.S. Navy captain and Hawaii-based analyst Carl Schuster predicted that the Fujian's initial trials would take place…