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Chinese aircraft carrier heads for West Pacific for blue water training

(Xinhua)    09:27, December 25, 2016

The Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier, was refitted from a former Ukrainian vessel, Varyag. The carrier is 306.4 meters long and 74.4 meters wide. It has a displacement of more than 50,000 tons, and a maximum speed of 28 knots per hour. [Photo: 81.cn]

A Chinese navy formation, including the aircraft carrier Liaoning, headed towards the West Pacific on Saturday for scheduled blue water training, according to Chinese Navy spokesperson Liang Yang.

This undated photo shows a carrier-borne J-15 fighter jet landing on China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning. (Xinhua File Photo/Zha Chunming)

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