Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning Arrives In Hong Kong

DW: China's huge Liaoning aircraft carrier sails into Hong Kong

Beijing has used its aircraft carrier's maiden voyage to tighten is grip over the island. Concerns about democracy in Hong Kong have been raised on the 20th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China.

Hong Kong has traditionally been more used to hosting US warships, but on Friday morning Beijing's first operational aircraft carrier, known as the Liaoning, cruised into the city's harbor.

The Liaoning's maiden voyage into Hong Kong was part of a series of celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China, but it also served as marked display of China's military might in a region where political dissent was once overlooked by Beijing.

Thousands of Hong Kong residents queued to witness the Liaoning - with jet fighters and helicopters parked on its deck and hundreds of crew members clad in pristine white uniforms - steam through the city's East Lamma Channel.

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