China launches sea trials of its first carrier

BEIJING -- China's first aircraft carrier swept through fog-shrouded waters Wednesday to open sea trials that underline the country's big naval ambitions and fuel concerns about its growing military strength amid regional territorial disputes. The ship is former Soviet craft that China acknowledged ...

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