The first aircraft carrier China has built is now undergoing sea trials

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• China's first domestically made aircraft carrier began sea trials on Sunday.
• The Type 001A carrier is testing its power system ahead of entering service later this year.
• The carrier is only China's second after it retrofitted a ship bought from Ukraine in 1998.

China's first domestically made aircraft carrier began sea trials on Sunday.

The Type 001A carrier left its port in the northeastern city of Dalian is undergoing tests of its power system, according to state-run media outlet Xinhua. Further tests are expected to check radar and communication systems as well a leakage.

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