China's Project 891 aircraft carrier

[cattalonX]

China does have a Harpoon-class missile in their inventory, so it's not like their fighters have zero way to attack surface ships.

The carrier program was in 1970, when China had no usable air-launched ASM

 

[Resister1976]

《刘华清年谱》“707”航母工程相关摘录

考虑到本舰舰载机全系歼击机和直升飞机，缺乏对敌水面舰艇编队攻击的能力，故又装配了射程为500-600公里的中程导弹，这样给本舰增加了对大型导弹舰和航母的打击手段。在不影响飞行甲板和机库等重要部位布置的情况下，装载舰对舰导弹，即可起到舰载轰炸机的作用或者超过轰炸机的作用。
Considering that the ship's carrier-borne aircraft are all fighters and helicopters, lack the ability to attack the enemy's surface ship formation, so it is equipped with medium-range missiles with a range of 500-600 kilometers, so that the ship has increased the means of striking large missile ships and aircraft carriers. Without affecting the arrangement of important parts such as the flight deck and hangar, the loading of ship-to-ship missiles can play the role of carrier-borne bombers or exceed the role of bombers.

At least for the purposes of these articles, the flight deck takes precedence over the missile

Perhaps, No.
Because we all known that carrier program was in 1970, when China had no usable air-launched ASM,and so,your articles means long-range missiles for strikes, aircraft for air control & defense,OK?

 

[SK2]

At the same time (70s), China didn't even got a design project for 500-600km range anti-ship missiles also, so this can be a bit suspicious...

 

[noob2wows]

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Hummm...
They did it?!
I just saw them on a website.

This military enthusiast has mistakenly applied the parameters of the subsequent Project 891 to the reproduction of the Project 707 hull, thus making the entire hull look a bit odd

 

[cattalonX]

At the same time (70s), China didn't even got a design project for 500-600km range anti-ship missiles also, so this can be a bit suspicious...

Maybe······maybe they can do like this···