Chinese Navy takes delivery of second aircraft carrier

Chinese Navy takes delivery of second aircraft carrier

MARITIME AND
UNDERSEA WARFARE|18 DECEMBER 2019By: Stephen Kuper

As if to say “we don’t care if the world is watching”, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has officially welcomed its second, and first locally built, aircraft carrier, CV-17 Shandong, to the fleet as the Indo-Pacific balance of power continues to shift.

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