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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

China building aircraft carrier: Mao's grandson

Kuznetsov aircraft carrier will be completed soonChina is building an aircraft carrier, close on the heels of developing carrier-killer missiles and advanced nuclear submarines, with the confirmation of it coming from none other than Maj Gen Mao Xinyu, the grandson of Mao Zedong.

The Mao junior, who has been a strong advocate of the Chinese navy acquiring the big ships to counter US naval superiority confirmed that Chinese marine forces were building a carrier, without specifying its tonnage.

"As a General, I was very interested in the development of the Second Artillery Corps and our Marine forces. I am glad to know that the marines are constructing the first aircraft carrier," the General was quoted as saying by the web edition of the state run 'Global Times' today.

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1 comment:

  1. Pete19/9/10 14:09

    Mao's grandson must be very irritating for Chinese military. If he is re-selling Varyag's decade long make-over its nothing new propaganda.

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