Navy widow tells of pain of husband's death

The widow of a PLA Navy pilot has made public letters she wrote on her WeChat account after the death of her husband, the first Chinese aircraft carrier pilot to die in the line of duty.

Zhang Ya, who married Navy pilot Zhang Chao in 2011, wrote of the happy times she spent with her husband.

She has also told of the unbearable pain caused by his death and how hard it has been for her to answer questions from their daughter.