Second Chinese Aircraft Carrier Floated Out Of Building Dock

BEIJING—China’s second aircraft carrier has been floated out of its building dock, with commissioning into service possibly due in 2020. The ship, expected to be named after the province Shandong, is a near-sibling of the first Chinese carrier, Liaoning, which itself follows much the same design as...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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