a first for the world: a "made in China" aircraft carrier

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http://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2017/04/26/china_launches_first_indigenous_aircraft_carrier_111244.html

The carrier “embodies the expanded naval capabilities of the PLA, which is to reach a blue-water power projection capability”, said Jack Midgley, director of the strategy consulting practice at Deloitte in Tokyo.

It’s still more of a novelty / toy than a serious piece of warfighting machinery, but China appears to be showing a serious drive to get to the point where it’s Navy is a very serious force.