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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

China's First Aircraft Carrier Nears Test Voyage

Varyag / Shi LangChina has almost completed remodeling work on the Varyag, a defunct Soviet-era carrier it purchased from Ukraine in 1998 for a reported US$20 million, leading to media speculation that the test voyage of the country's first aircraft carrier is imminent.

"The remodeling work on the aircraft carrier is almost finished and a test voyage could take place as early as Aug. 1, which marks the founding of the People's Liberation Army," the online edition of China's Global Times reported on Monday.

The story was picked up by several Hong Kong media, including Wenweipo and Phoenix Satellite TV.

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