DTN News - CHINA DEFENSE NEWS: China Launches Sea Trials Of Its First Carrier
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / BEIJING, China- August 10, 2011: China's first aircraft carrier swept through fog-shrouded waters Wednesday to open sea trials that underline the country's big naval ambitions and fuel concerns about its growing military strength amid regional territorial disputes.
The ship is former Soviet craft that China acknowledged a month ago it was rebuilding for research and training, in a strong indication that it plans to start building aircraft carriers of its own.
China has been investing heavily in modernizing its military for at least the last decade, and having its own carrier will add prestige to that expansion, which has accompanied a rise in nationalism in the country.
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