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Published on: 02. June 2022

Armament: The third child will soon set sail

191228 -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2019 -- Photo taken on Dec. 17, 2019 shows the Shandong aircraft carrier at a naval port in Sanya, south China s Hainan Province. China s first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Shandong, was delivered to the People s Liberation Army PLA Navy and placed in active service on Dec. 17 at a naval port in Sanya. The new aircraft carrier, named after Shandong Province in east China, was given the hull number 17. XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY LixGang PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

China's new aircraft carrier is as good as complete. Technologically, Type 003 is superior to its two predecessors. The Chinese navy is also expanding rapidly in other areas.

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Last updated: 24. July 2025

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