The Chinese are moving forward in refurbishing the Varyag (bought from the Ukraine a few years back) and have started construction of what looks to be training facilities for carrier operations inland.
This won't give the Chinese full carrier potential for a few years (think of this carrier as a bike with training wheels), but does give some idea of where they might go. This could be the first of a program to build many carriers, or could just be a one-off experiment to see how they like naval aviation.
Worth watching.
Posted by baltar at October 13, 2009 08:17 AM | TrackBack | Posted to International Affairs | Military Affairs