China’s second aircraft carrier, the first domestically-built, appears to be ready for commissioning soon as the ship has completed its eighth sea trial, official media here reported on Wednesday.
Troops in white naval uniforms lined the warship’s flight deck on October 24 and practised an inspection ceremony, Global Times reported.
A barge loaded with a crane approached the bow of the ship as workers on the crane painted a huge “1” on the ship’s hull though it was erased later, it said. Read More…
