China's first aircraft carrier enters service

BEIJING: China's first aircraft carrier -- a former Soviet ship bought from Ukraine and refurbished -- entered service Tuesday, the defence ministry in Beijing said in a statement. It named the...

AFP

September 25, 2012

China's first aircraft carrier enters service

BEIJING: China's first aircraft carrier -- a former Soviet ship bought from Ukraine and refurbished -- entered service Tuesday, the defence ministry in Beijing said in a statement.

It named the vessel as the Liaoning, after a northeastern province, saying: "Having the aircraft carrier enter the ranks will be of important significance in raising the overall fighting capacity of our nation's navy to a modern level."