Defence over offence should be key
According to Chinese media, China is close to completing its second aircraft carrier, which will begin service by 2020, is likely to be named Shandong, after a Chinese port city. China Central Television (CCTV) reported that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s Type 001A class aircraft carrier’s scaffold has been removed and red undercoat has been painted below the ship’s waterline in Dalian, north-eastern Liaoning Province, and that a launching ceremony will soon be held.
Chinese experts opine that unlike the Liaoning(Type 001), China’s first aircraft carrier, a refitted ship built by Ukraine …read more
Source: Pakistan Today
