China's First Home-Built Aircraft Carrier Goes Into Service

China commissioned into active service its first homegrown aircraft carrier at a military base in Sanya, on the southern island of Hainan, near the South China Sea on Tuesday. President Xi Jinping, around 5,000 Chinese soldiers, and some other guests, attended the ceremony, which was aired by state broadcaster China Central Television on Tuesday evening.

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