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China’s second aircraft carrier enters service: CCTV
BEIJING, Dec 17, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – China’s second aircraft carrier entered
service on Tuesday as it was handed over to the navy at a ceremony attended
by President Xi Jinping, state media said Tuesday.
The ship, which has been named Shandong, is the country’s first
domestically-built aircraft carrier, adding major firepower to China’s navy
amid rival territorial claims in the South China Sea and tensions with
Taiwan.
BSS/AFP/ARS/1616 hrs