Zitat:Chinese aircraft-carrier set sail on "Victory over Japan Day" 8/15/1945 辽宁舰航母在日本战败日出海

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15 August

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Aircraft carrier LIAONING departs Qingdao for what will likely be another trials period … restricted area established in the Bohai Sea from 15-24 Aug.
(rmks: sails “on the Day of Victory over Japan” (15 Aug 1945))

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Tiger schrieb:Der zweite Flugzeugträger für die PLAN scheint sich im Bau zu befinden:
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23 August

CHINA
Aircraft carrier LIAONING returns to Dalian Shipyard to „attend to problems identified in past six months of operational testing”.

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Tiger schrieb:Der zweite Flugzeugträger für die PLAN scheint sich im Bau zu befinden:
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Zitat:IDENTIFIED UNDER CONSTRUCTION: China's Second Aircraft Carrier
Pictures surfaced today of a module at Shanghai's Changxing Island Shipyard appear to be proof of a second Chinese carrier under construction. Besides the telltale profile of the inner hull of a KUZNETSOV-class carrier, the module features a well-defined hangar and elevator cutout.

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26 August

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Kanwa (rmks: Canada-based private think tank monitoring Asian defence issues) believes a module recently spotted at the Jiangnan Changxing shipyard (near Shanghai) and widely speculated to be part of an indigenous aircraft carrier actually is meant for a 35,000 ts amphibious assault ship which might be delivered or even put into service as early as 2015.

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29 August

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MoD spokesman: “… there will surely be more aircraft carriers in future … will comprehensively consider their development in accordance with the needs of national defense and military building”
(rmks: giving no clue whether construction of indigenous aircraft carrier has already begun)
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Zitat:China will comprehensively consider the development of aircraft carriers in accordance with the needs of national defense and military building, spokesman Yang Yujun said.

Yang made the comment at a news briefing when asked to confirm media reports that China is producing its first domestically made aircraft carrier.

Currently, China operates one aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, which was refitted based on an unfinished Russian-made carrier and delivered to the Chinese Navy on Sept. 25, 2012.

The carrier's original design allows it to carry about 30 fixed-wing aircraft.

The Liaoning has conducted successful take-off and landing tests of its carrier-borne J-15 fighters, the main strike force of China's carrier group.

Zitat: 1. Chinese President Xi Jin Ping visited the Shenyang MD on the 28th, with a specific tour at the carrier-borne jets land training facility, watched the STOBAR training session at the tarmac;
2. Visited the PLAN Liaoning berthed at Dalian Shipyard;
3. Several perviously undisclosed interior scenes including a better look at the hanger;
4. The LSO station on the flight deck;
5. The PLAN indeed duplicate the entire Ouija Board system used by the USN. (shown @ 5:30 of the clip )

Zitat:South China Morning Post

Xi Jinping sends signal to neighbours with high-profile tour of Liaoning aircraft carrier
President greets sailors and commends flight crews at Dalian base

Saturday, 31 August, 2013, 11:01am

President Xi Jinping has paid his first visit to the country's sole aircraft carrier - a trip that analysts said was designed to send a strong message to regional rivals. Xi's inspection tour of the Liaoning in Dalian followed a series of naval advancements by China's neighbours, including Japan's launch of its largest military vessel since the second world war, the helicopter-carrier Izumo.
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Before boarding, Xi visited a People's Liberation Army naval training base to watch aircraft that will use the carrier practice landing exercises. Xi praised the pilots' performance and skills under complex weather conditions. The Liaoning's design allows it to carry about 30 fixed-wing aircraft, and the navy is still practising deck landings.
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Yue Gang, a retired PLA colonel, said Xi's inspection tour was aimed at sending a signal to Tokyo. "It means China is developing its strategic weapon," Yue said. "China needs to further improve this weapon and should not be complacent with its recent [naval] advancement."

Ministry of National Defence spokesman Yang Yujun said on Thursday that although the Liaoning was China's first aircraft carrier, "there will surely be more in future".
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In February, the PLA's main ship contractor, the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, said the Ministry of Science and Technology had approved funding for two research projects, including core technologies and safety studies for nuclear-powered ships.

Since taking power in November, Xi has paid regular visits to military facilities and urged PLA leaders to speed up their modernisation programme. He has placed particular focus on building a blue-water fleet, which he has described as necessary for securing China's revival.
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the PLA Navy is responsible for safeguarding Chinas maritime security and maintaining the sovereignity of its territorials seas along with its maritime rights and interestest"

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"the importance of conducting operations well offshore ... enhanced integrated combat capabilitis ... the ability to conduct nuclear counterattacks ... as well as building maritime combat forces, especially amphibious combat forces ... updating its weaponary and equipment ... including long-range precision strike capability ... joint exercises ... and integrated support capabilities." ...