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The launch of China’s first totally home-built aircraft carrier on April 26 marked a major step forward for its military modernisation, and highlighted the technical progress the country has made over recent decades. The carrier is expected to enter service in 2020.
”Congratulations! We have been waiting several decades for today’s success, and it is not an easy project… However, it would be wrong or ill-intentioned to perceive the new vessel as evidence of a ‘China threat.”