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Chinese Newspaper Story May Have Confirmed Construction Of A Second Aircraft Carrier Type 001A

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Naval Forces News - China
 
 
 
Chinese Newspaper Story May Have Confirmed Construction Of A Second Aircraft Carrier Type 001A
 
In a rare occurrence, Chinese newspaper Changzhou Evening News published a story about "Jiangsu Shangshang Cable Group winning the contract for China’s second aircraft carrier" over the weekend. China's second aircraft carrier (often dubbed Type 001A) is reportedly currently under construction at the Dalian naval shipyard in Northeast China.
     
In a rare occurrence, Chinese newspaper Changzhou Evening News published a story about "Jiangsu Shangshang Cable Group winning the contract for China’s second aircraft carrier" over the weekend. China's second aircraft carrier (often dubbed Type 001A) is reportedly currently under construction at the Dalian naval shipyard in Northeast China.
Screenshot of the Chinese newspaper Changzhou Evening News mentionning the contract award for "China's second aircraft carrier".
     
Information about Type 001A was very scarce until this local newspaper inadvertently reported on the official contract award. A couple of facts indicate that China has indeed started construction of a second aircraft carrier:
- The Changzhou Evening News has now been taken offline;
- Jiangsu Shangshang Cable Group is specialized in electrical wiring/cabling. According to their website, they are the leading group in China and 10th globally. Their website also mention that they were in charge of the wiring for the the existing aircraft carrier Liaoning.

In January 2014, the Secretary of Liaoning province Communist Party, Min Wang, confirmed that China was at work on a home-built aircraft carrier at a shipyard in Dalian. Wang Min said the Type 001A aircraft carrier construction would take six years and added that China’s navy eventually planned to build four such carriers.
     
In a rare occurrence, Chinese newspaper Changzhou Evening News published a story about "Jiangsu Shangshang Cable Group winning the contract for China’s second aircraft carrier" over the weekend. China's second aircraft carrier (often dubbed Type 001A) is reportedly currently under construction at the Dalian naval shipyard in Northeast China.
The Liaoning: China's first aircraft carrier (Chinamil.com.cn/Li Jin)