China builds aircraft carrier, challenges US sea power
Photo of a Chinese aircraft carrier (Image obtained by Wikimedia Commons from the U.S. Naval War College)
China’s new aircraft carrier can be seen as a symbol of China’s growing power in the world and its desire to project that power far beyond its borders. Damien Grammaticas, correspondent for the BBC, has seen the ship and talks about the news.
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