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Aircraft carrier commissioning day near
By Yang Jian |
September 20, 2012, Thursday
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CHINA'S first aircraft carrier was seen yesterday with a rainbow of signal flags flying from its mastheads and navy personnel standing in formation on deck, indicating that the ship was close to being pressed into service.
The carrier, named the Liaoning after the northeast province where it was refitted, was seen in full-dress at the port of Dalian yesterday.
About 50 signal flags adorned the vessel while naval personnel in blue uniforms with white caps stood in lines on the deck in an apparent rehearsal for a major ceremony.
Full-dress and soldier formation ceremonies are usually held when a ship is put into service, said Li Jie, a researcher with the China Navy Military Academy.
Chinese military analysts said the carrier might be commissioned before the National Day holiday on October 1. It was previously expected to be put into service by the end of the year. On an online military bulletin board some said China was putting the aircraft carrier into service in advance as a response to Japan's "unlawful purchase" of the Diaoyu Islands.
They also said the ceremony might be witnessed by US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta who arrived in Beijing on Monday night for a three-day visit.
The carrier, named the Liaoning after the northeast province where it was refitted, was seen in full-dress at the port of Dalian yesterday.
About 50 signal flags adorned the vessel while naval personnel in blue uniforms with white caps stood in lines on the deck in an apparent rehearsal for a major ceremony.
Full-dress and soldier formation ceremonies are usually held when a ship is put into service, said Li Jie, a researcher with the China Navy Military Academy.
Chinese military analysts said the carrier might be commissioned before the National Day holiday on October 1. It was previously expected to be put into service by the end of the year. On an online military bulletin board some said China was putting the aircraft carrier into service in advance as a response to Japan's "unlawful purchase" of the Diaoyu Islands.
They also said the ceremony might be witnessed by US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta who arrived in Beijing on Monday night for a three-day visit.
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