China drops hints about deploying an aircraft carrier

By John Garnaut in Beijing
Updated November 8 2012 - 9:09pm, first published December 23 2008 - 1:03pm

CHINESE military officials hinted yesterday they were inching closer to developing the country's first operational aircraft carrier, which would greatly enhance the capacity to project military power beyond the immediate region.

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