Aircraft carrier to begin service this year
<p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="navy">navy</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="Hongmeng">Hongmeng</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Liberation">Liberation</span> <span word="Army">Army</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PLA">PLA</span> "<span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="undergone">undergone</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="trials">trials</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Varyag">Varyag</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="docked">docked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dalian">Dalian</span> <span word="Port">Port</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northeast">Northeast</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="size">size</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="planes">planes</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="retrofitted">retrofitted</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="vessel">vessel</span>, <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="maiden">maiden</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span> 10 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="underwent">underwent</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="trials">trials</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Dengping">Dengping</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="commissar">commissar</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="Fleet">Fleet</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="possessing">possessing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> 3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="training">training</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="near">near</span>-<span word="shore">shore</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>, <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="vessel">vessel</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Admiral">Admiral</span> <span word="Kuznetsov">Kuznetsov</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span>, <span word="measuring">measuring</span> 304.5 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="displacing">displacing</span> 58,500 <span word="tons">tons</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="navy">navy</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="halted">halted</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1991. <span word="Engineers">Engineers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="disarmed">disarmed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="engines">engines</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1998.</p>
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