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| Processed by: | goldyn_chyld (2012-11-26 08:45:22 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 43515 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_aircraft_carrier_Liaoning The carrier was built using the hull of an old Ukrainian carrier called the Varyag. Rumors had long circulated among Western analysts that the carrier would eventually be renamed the Shi Lang, after a celebrated Qing dynasty admiral. In July 1683, Shi Lang used 300 warships and 20,000 troops to defeat the Zheng family, which ruled Taiwan, in a conflict known as the Battle of Penghu. The victory enabled Taiwan’s formal incorporation into the Qing polity, as a prefecture of Fujian Province. This was an historical first: Neither the Ming nor any previous dynasty had ever attempted to incorporate Taiwan directly in to official mainland administration. Because of Shi’s aggressive efforts to bring Taiwan under mainland administration and his allegedly corrupt and overbearing post-war actions as an official vis-à-vis the island, naming China’s first aircraft carrier after him would send the wrong message for cross-Strait relations, whose stability Beijing seeks to encourage in order to facilitate reunification. PLA Navy (PLAN) ship naming conventions suggest that ships are typically named after Chinese localities. ... Since China’s first aircraft carrier will be its largest and most prominent warship, it would be logical to name it after one of the largest Chinese localities, particularly the one in which it was refitted—hence, “Liaoning.” http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/09/25/introducing-the-liaoning-chinas-new-aircraft-carrier-and-what-it-means/ |
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- 瓦良格 瓦良格 [Wa3 liang2 ge2] /Varyag, former Soviet aircraft carrier purchased by China, to be renamed 施琅[Shi1 Lang2]/ + 瓦良格 瓦良格 [Wa3 liang2 ge2] /Varyag, former Soviet aircraft carrier purchased by China, renamed 遼寧號|辽宁号[Liao2 ning2 Hao4]/ + 遼寧號 辽宁号 [Liao2 ning2 Hao4] /Liaoning, the first aircraft carrier commissioned into the PLA Navy/ |