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The next stage is an outfitting process that includes installing the aircraft carrier’s interior equipment and weaponry.
As that is being done, engineers also will test and finetune installed equipment and the overall design, the statement said.
The new carrier has a displacement of about 50,000 metric tons and will carry domestically developed J-15 fighter jets and other aircraft, according to the Ministry of Defense.
Major General Zhu Chenghu, a professor at the PLA National Defense University, said the new carrier is about 70 to 80 percent finished, but it will take about two years for it to be commissioned and another two years to reach full combat readiness.
At the news briefing, Yang also welcomed US Defense Secretary James Mattis and other senior US military officials to visit China as soon as convenient for both nations.
“China is willing to work constructively with the US in risk management and settle differences, and willing to continue increasing mutual trust of both militaries,” he said.