Govt mulls aircraft carriers
By Li Xiaokun and Cui Xiaohuo | China Daily | Updated: 2008-12-24 07:38
China will "seriously consider" building aircraft carriers to protect its vast maritime territory, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense said yesterday.
Huang Xueping made the remarks at a news conference called to announce details of a Chinese flotilla that will leave for Somali waters on Friday to protect Chinese ships from pirates.
Asked whether the Chinese navy's first deployment abroad is a good opportunity to build a carrier, Huang said the government would seriously consider the issue.
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