China to launch second aircraft carrier this year

Posted on 16 Feb 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
China's second aircraft carrier will superficially resemble the Liaoning (pictured). Image courtesy of Wikipedia

This week comments on Chinese state TV suggest that it plans to launch its second aircraft carrier in 2017.

These comments by retired officer Xu Guangyu on CCTV follow similar comments last year by the Chinese Ministry of Defense which stated that most of the major construction and design work had already been completed. The as-yet unnamed aircraft carrier will be the first to have been completely constructed in China, representing a major upgrade…

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