Chinese president attends aircraft carrier 'Liaoning' handover ceremony
Source:Xinhua Published: 2012-9-26 9:23:05
Ma Kai (2nd front), director of PLA?s General Armament Department Chang Wanquan R, and Navy Commander Wu Shengli (1st L, front) also attended the ceremony. Photo: Xinhua?> Chinese President Hu Jintao (C, front), also chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and Premier Wen Jiabao (3rd R, front) attend the aircraft carrier handover ceremony held at a naval base in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, September 25, 2012. China's first aircraft carrier "Liaoning" was delivered and commissioned to the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Tuesday after years of refitting and sea trials. CMC Vice Chairmen Guo Boxiong (3rd L, front) and Xu Caihou (2nd R, front), State Council Secretary-General Ma Kai (2nd L, front), director of the PLA's General Armament Department Chang Wanquan (1st R, front) and Navy Commander Wu Shengli (1st L, front) also attended the ceremony. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese President Hu Jintao (C, front), also chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and Premier Wen Jiabao (3rd R, front) attend the aircraft carrier handover ceremony held at a naval base in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, September 25, 2012. China's first aircraft carrier "Liaoning" was delivered and commissioned to the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Tuesday after years of refitting and sea trials. CMC Vice Chairmen Guo Boxiong (3rd L, front) and Xu Caihou (2nd R, front), State Council Secretary-General Ma Kai (2nd L, front), director of the PLA's General Armament Department Chang Wanquan (1st R, front) and Navy Commander Wu Shengli (1st L, front) also attended the ceremony. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese President Hu Jintao, also chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), endorses the flag of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to the naval unit that receive the aircraft carrier "Liaoning" at the carrier handover ceremony held at a naval base in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, September 25, 2012. China's first aircraft carrier "Liaoning" was delivered and commissioned to the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Tuesday after years of refitting and sea trials. Photo: Xinhua
Photo taken in May 2012 shows a Chinese aircraft carrier cruising for a test on the sea. China's first aircraft carrier was delivered and commissioned to the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army on September 25, 2012. The carrier, with the name "Liaoning" and hull number 16, was officially handed over to the Navy at a ceremony held in a naval base of Northeast China's Dalian Port. Photo: Xinhua
Undated photo shows an aircraft carrier berthing in a port of China. China's first aircraft carrier was delivered and commissioned to the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army on September 25, 2012. The carrier, with the name "Liaoning" and hull number 16, was officially handed over to the Navy at a ceremony held in a naval base of Northeast China's Dalian Port. Photo: Xinhua
Zhang Zheng (L), captain of China's first aircraft carrier "Liaoning", and Political Commissar Mei Wen pose for a photo on September 24, 2012. China's first aircraft carrier was delivered and commissioned to the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army on September 25, 2012. The carrier, with the name "Liaoning" and hull number 16, was officially handed over to the Navy at a ceremony held in a naval base of Northeast China's Dalian Port. Photo: Xinhua
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