China's first domestically-built aircraft carrier may begin sea testing in February

Engineers work on China's first domestically-built aircraft carrier in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on January 18, 2018. The aircraft carrier, China's second following the Liaoning, is currently undergoing mooring tests after it was launched in April 2017. According to naval expert Li Jie, the aircraft carrier might conduct its first test at sea in mid-February. [Photo: IC]