China boosts naval presence with carrier program

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is building two indigenous aircraft carriers as part of a broad modernization program that has rattled nerves regionally, sources said on Wednesday, as the government confirmed it was refitting an old Soviet carrier for training. China is ramping up military spending as the ...

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