China's first aircraft carrier Liaoning, a refitted former Soviet Union-made carrier, was put into commission in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy in 2012. In 2017, China launched its second aircraft carrier, the first domestically-built one, in northeast China's Dalian shipyard in Liaoning Province.
People pose for photos with a navy soldier on the flight deck of China's first aircraft carrier Liaoning in Hong Kong, south China, July 9, 2017. The aircraft carrier Liaoning was open for the public to visit in Hong Kong on Saturday and Sunday. (Xinhua/Liu Yun)
