China has come its closest yet to confirming that it is building a second aircraft carrier, as Beijing seeks to extend its military reach amid deepening maritime tensions with neighbouring countries.
The People’s Daily, the Communist party mouthpiece, quoted top officials as confirming the craft’s construction. The ship is reportedly being built in a shipyard in the northeastern city of Dalian, where China’s first carrier, the Liaoning, was refitted before going into service in 2012.
Until now the military has tried to keep the second carrier a secret and at least two reports in Chinese media about the ship have been censored.
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