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

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**Created:** [April 26, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-first-for-the-world-a-made-in-china-aircraft-carrier/785329 "2017-04-26T23:08:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-first-for-the-world-a-made-in-china-aircraft-carrier/785329/1 "2017-04-26T23:08:23Z")

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[http://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2017/04/26/china\_launches\_first\_indigenous\_aircraft\_carrier\_111244.html](http://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2017/04/26/china_launches_first_indigenous_aircraft_carrier_111244.html)

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> 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.