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Thursday, April 07, 2011

China's first aircraft carrier to be completed soon

VaryagChina is set to launch its first aircraft carrier on its maiden voyage soon, according to Beijing media reports.

Reconstruction of the carrier, which was bought from Ukraine in 1992 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, is nearing completion, a report on a website media affiliated with the People's Daily said Wednesday.

“The work on Varyag (the Soviet Union name of the carrier) has entered its last stage, with its hull being painted in the standard Chinese naval color — light gray-blue,” the report said.

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