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China assembling first domestic-built aircraft carrier

Xinhua, October 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

China's first domestic-built aircraft carrier is in the development stage, with the hull having already been assembled in a shipyard, said a spokesperson for the country's Ministry of National Defense on Thursday.

Design work on the vessel has been completed, said the ministry spokesperson Wu Qian, adding that workers are currently installing equipment to the ship's body. Endi