China's first aircraft carrier starts service  

中国航母实现零突破 “辽宁”号正式交接入列

9月25日上午，中国首艘航空母舰“辽宁”号正式交接入列。自去年七月份中国国防部宣布正在改造一艘废旧航母以来，已有一年多时间，这期间中国航母平台共进行了多次海试，按照既定计划开展了各项科研试验，达成了既定目标。

(Ecns.cn)---- China's first aircraft carrier, officially named Liaoning, started service on September 25. 

The carrier, with a name of "Liaoning" and hull number 16, was officially handed over at a ceremony held in a naval base of northeast China's Dalian Port, according to Xinhua.