New carrier being built, says report

China is building its third aircraft carrier, according to a Xinhua News Agency report, the first confirmation of the project.

While the nation's second - and first domestically designed - carrier is undergoing sea trials, a "new-generation carrier" is being constructed at a shipyard on schedule, according to an article published on Sunday on Xinhua's WeChat account.

The article, marking the sixth anniversary of the first takeoff and landing by a Chinese fighter on the country's first carrier, CNS Liaoning, did not elaborate.