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China's navy is stronger and stronger. On Wednesday, it its first aircraft carrier that it completely on its own. China now two aircraft carriers. The first one was built by Russia and into service in 2012. The new 50,000-ton carrier is the first to be and built by China. It was launched at a ceremony in the shipyard of the China Shipbuilding Corporation. Navy officials tradition and a bottle of champagne on the carrier's bow. Development of the new carrier in 2013. The shipyard started building it in late 2015. The Chinese Navy will test the new carrier at sea for the next three years. It will go into service in 2020 after all of the airplanes it are ready.

A spokesperson for the Chinese said he , "proud of the great achievement made by the country in modernizing the national defense and military". He that the aircraft carrier would help to China's ability to itself. He also said China could now look after its borders and protect its shipping and trade routes. A social media user on Weibo (the Chinese Twitter) the new carrier was, "a symbol of China's technological power, industrial capability and overall strength". There reports that China is to at least two and possibly up to four more carriers. The new carriers could as big as the biggest U.S. Navy carriers. They could as much as 100,000 tons.