China has stated publicly for the first time its intention to acquire two or more indigenously designed and built airjets carriers for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).
A brief strategy has appeared in an annual report from the the State Oceanic Administration (SOA). Although it was published in May, the referencewas buried at the end of the 570-page document and has only now been picked up by news outlets in the Asia-Pacific region.
A translation of the SOA's 2010Ocean Development Report, published by the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post on 19 December, stated: "In 2009, China put forward an idea and plan for building aircraft carriers. These indicate China has entered the historical era of building a superpower."
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