China Shows-Off It's Aircraft Carrier

Popular Mechanics: China's Lone Aircraft Carrier Struts Its Stuff

An admiral's visit prompts takeoffs, landings, and even a Foreign Object Damage walk

High-definition video has emerged of China's lone aircraft carrier, CV-16 Liaoning practicing aircraft takeoffs and landings. The video was apparently shot during a visit to the carrier by the head of China's Navy during drills in the Bohai Sea.

Named after the province in which it was built, the Liaoning is China's first and only aircraft carrier. Built during the 1980s for the Soviet Navy, after the end of the Cold War it was sold as scrap to a Chinese businessman, who claimed to want to convert it to a casino. Somehow, Liaoning passed into the hands of the Chinese military, which rebuilt the ship from the ground up into a modern aircraft carrier.

Update: New HD Video Shows PLAN Aircraft Carrier Operations Aboard Liaoning with Nine J-15 Aircraft (Navy Recognition)

WNU Editor: The above video is one of China's many PR videos on the Liaoning Aircraft carrier. And while China's aircraft carrier is becoming more combat effective, what is capturing the attention of the U.S. and its allies in the Pacific is this .... China's bomber flight into central Pacific: Wake-Up call for the U.S. (Dean Cheng, War On The Rocks).