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Opinion: The PLAN’s carrier conundrum

25th April 2018 - 02:00 GMT | by The Geobukseon in Indo-Pacific

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Not long after the People’s Liberation Navy (PLAN) launched CV-16, the Liaoning aircraft carrier, The Geobukseon was sitting in a meeting with one of the Pentagon’s longest-serving and respected policymakers. It showed him some of the latest photos and data on the ship, which had been carrying out sea trials following a top-to-bottom refit at the Dalian shipyards.

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