China’s navy has been taking an increasingly prominent role over the last year, with its first aircraft carrier, Liaoning, sailing around self-ruled Taiwan and new Chinese warships popping up in far-flung places. Photo: APBeijing: China is developing technologies to build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, state media reported on Wednesday, as Beijing pushes forward with an ambitious military modernisation programme. CSIC built China’s first home-built aircraft carrier, which was launched in April last year and is expected to enter service in 2020, once it has been fitted out and armed. Little is known about China’s aircraft carrier programme, which is a state secret. China’s navy has been taking an increasingly prominent role over the last year, with its first aircraft carrier sailing around self-ruled Taiwan and new Chinese warships popping up in far-flung places.

Source: Mint February 28, 2018 09:45 UTC