The Liaoning, which China renovated from an aircraft carrier bought from Ukraine, will reportedly be joined by a new carrier now under construction in Dalian. China Daily/Reuters
China Doubling Its Aircraft Carrier Fleet -- Mark Thompson, Time
Sure, it's only going from one to two, but the Chinese navy is on the march
The Chinese navy is building a second aircraft carrier, raising the stakes for the U.S. Navy—and China’s nervous neighbors—in the western Pacific.
The South China Morning Post reported Sunday that construction of the follow-on flattop has begun in the port city of Dalian, and estimated it would be finished by 2018. It would be Beijing’s first carrier built from the keel up in China. The People’s Liberation Army Navy wants a flotilla of four carriers by 2020. The English language paper, based in Hong Kong, cited Chinese online news reports for the news. Those reports were subsequently deleted, it added.
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More News On China Expanding It's Aircraft Carrier Fleet
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China's Building Second Aircraft Carrier -- Zachary Keck, The Diplomat
China building second aircraft carrier: reports -- Chicago Tribune/Reuters
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