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Monday, September 24, 2012

Carrier handed over to PLA as tensions climb

The aircraft carrier is currently known as ''Liaoning'' |China's first aircraft carrier was handed over yesterday to the navy of the People's Liberation Army amid rising tensions over disputed waters in the East and South China Seas.

The handover ceremony of the 300-meter ship, a former Soviet carrier called the Varyag, took place in northeast Dalian after a lengthy refitting by a shipbuilder, the Global Times reported.

The announcement comes amid heightened tensions over maritime disputes in the region, where China's growing assertiveness has put it on a collision course with Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines.

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