Asia Times: China’s 1st home-made carrier a minnow versus USS Ford
The PLA's new aircraft carrier is of the 'mid-weight' class, lagging behind US supercarriers in terms of propulsion, launch pads and ship-borne aircraft.
Though the Chinese Defense Ministry has stayed mum on the maiden voyage of the nation’s first domestically built aircraft carrier, photos and video clips have flooded the Internet since Monday, when the vessel was seen being towed out of its berth at the Dalian Shipyard.
The ship is now believed to be en route to designated zones for sea trials in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea off northeastern China.
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WNU Editor: There is really no comparison. But China's second home-built carrier will be bigger and more advanced .... Construction of second Chinese carrier to start in Shanghai (Asia Times)
