China announced the delivery and commissioning Tuesday of its second aircraft carrier ¡ª the first built domestically ¡ª while also revealing its name, the Shandong, state-run media reported.
The carrier entered service at its new home, a naval base in Sanya on Hainan Island ¡°at the doorstep of the South China Sea,¡± after a ¡°grand commissioning ceremony¡± overseen by President Xi Jinping, the Global Times reported.
The commissioning of the ship puts China in a small group of nations with multiple aircraft carriers as the country reportedly continues work on building a third.
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