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16:31, April 01, 2018

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  China prepares aircraft carrier for sea trial

  The pictured is China's first home-built aircraft carrier at a shipyard in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province on Monday (Photo: IC)China's first domestically built carrier, known as the Type 001A, is undergoing preparations for its first sea trial, while discussions about its name show that Chinese people hold high expectations of the carrier's ability to resolve the Taiwan question.According to

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  Russian rocket tests force partial closing of Baltic Sea, airspace

  Vessels are seen during the joint war games Zapad-2013 (West-2013), attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, at the Khmelevka range on Russia's Baltic Sea in the Kaliningrad Region, September 26, 2013. (Photo: Reuters)Russia began testing missiles with live munitions in the Baltic Sea on Wednesday, alarming Latvia, a member of NATO, which says the

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  China's unmanned submersible 'Hailong 11000' completes first sea test

  (Photo: Xinhua )China’s unmanned submersible "Hailong 11000" completed its first sea test in the western Pacific Ocean on Friday.The submersible reached a diving depth of 410 meters from the Chinese research vessel Dayang Yihao (Ocean No. 1) at 4:45 p.m. local time.China’s unmanned submersible "Hailong 11000" descending into the water. (Photo:Xinhua )It underwent a comprehensive inspection by the expedition team