Errymath: CV-17

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China has transferred its first indigenously built aircraft carrier into
 the water, expanding its fleet to two such vessels. The ceremony, held 
amid heightened tensions in the region, almost coincided with the US 
deployment of THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea.
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The new carrier, which name is yet to be revealed, was launched on 
Wednesday morning in northeast China’s Dalian shipyard in Liaoning 
Province, Xinhua <a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-04/26/c_136236857.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">reported.</a><br />
The pride of China's naval engineering was transferred from dry dock 
into the water at a launch ceremony that started at about 9am at the 
Dalian shipyard of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corp, the news agency
 noted.<br />
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The new carrier is slightly larger than the Liaoning, China’s first 
aircraft carrier, constructed by the Soviet Union as a Kuznetsov-class 
aircraft carrier and refitted by the Chinese. The new carrier weighs 
70,000 tons and is 315 meters long and 75 meters wide, South China 
Morning Post reported.<br />
The carrier, however, is not expected to 
fully enter service until 2020, as it will reportedly take years to 
install all the equipment and conduct the necessary tests and trials.<br />
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The
 launch of the new vessel which has been referred to as CV-17 comes amid
 renewed tensions between North Korea and the United States in the 
region amid Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs.<br />
Photos of 
the new vessel indicate that the ship has a ski jump and angled flight 
deck. Earlier reports also suggested that the ship’s hangars were built 
large enough to accommodate between 28 to 36 aircraft onboard.<br />
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The new ship was rolled out on the same day that the US Army began 
installing the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system onto a
 golf course in Seongju, South Korea, as a response to the North Korean 
threat.<br />
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Beijing
 has repeatedly spoken out against THAAD over fears that it will 
undermine its own deterrence capabilities, and previously urged Seoul 
and Washington to reconsider their plans.<br />
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