In 2012, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy launched its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning. The project attracted close interest from the media and experts, as the Liaoning was built in Ukraine in the twilight of the Cold War, before being sold to China in 1999 originally on the condition that it not be refitted for military use.
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(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 13, 2018 China's first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier, known only as "Type 001A", leaves port in the northeast city of Dalian.
