{"id":51408,"date":"2013-04-24T06:06:06","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T06:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/?p=51408"},"modified":"2013-04-24T06:06:07","modified_gmt":"2013-04-24T06:06:07","slug":"china-plans-second-larger-aircraft-carrier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2013\/04\/china-plans-second-larger-aircraft-carrier\/","title":{"rendered":"China plans second, larger aircraft carrier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_51409\" style=\"width: 418px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2013\/04\/china-plans-second-larger-aircraft-carrier\/carrier-china\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-51409\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2013\/04\/CARRIER-CHINA.jpg\" alt=\"This undated photo shows China&#039;s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, sailing on the sea\/XINHUA\" width=\"408\" height=\"245\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2013\/04\/CARRIER-CHINA.jpg 408w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2013\/04\/CARRIER-CHINA-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This undated photo shows China&#8217;s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, sailing on the sea\/XINHUA<\/p><\/div><strong>BEIJING, Apr 24 &#8211; China is planning a second and larger aircraft carrier, state media on Wednesday quoted a senior naval officer as saying, after commissioning its first such ship last year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;China will have more than one aircraft carrier,&#8221; said Song Xue, deputy chief of staff of China&#8217;s navy, according to the official Xinhua news agency.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We hope the next aircraft carrier can be bigger, because then it would be able to carry more aircraft and be more powerful,&#8221; he told foreign military attaches in Beijing at a ceremony Tuesday to celebrate the 64th anniversary of the founding of China&#8217;s navy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is our goal,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Song apparently provided no details on whether the vessel would be constructed or purchased, though according to Xinhua he dismissed foreign media reports that China is building new aircraft carriers in Shanghai as inaccurate.<\/p>\n<p>China&#8217;s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, went into service in September in what was a symbolic milestone for China&#8217;s growing military muscle.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing purchased the carrier from Ukraine before refurbishing it. 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