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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Chinese Aircraft Carrier to Begin Official Duty Soon

[Shi Lang]A high-ranking Chinese navy officer says the country's first aircraft carrier will officially be placed into service later this year.

The China Daily newspaper quotes Deputy Commander Xu Hongmeng on Tuesday saying the military “has a plan” to put the Soviet-built vessel into active duty, but did not go into details.

China bought the vessel from Ukraine in 1998, and has put the refitted ship through four sea trials since its maiden voyage last year.

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