Trade tensions with the United States blow hole in budget for China’s newest aircraft carrier
Cuts and rising fighter jet development costs have slowed progress on the Type 002, military insiders say
PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 27 November, 2018, 2:13am
Minnie Chan
28 Aug 2018
Work on China’s newest aircraft carrier has slowed as tensions with the United States and military reform have taken their toll on the programme’s budget, military sources said.
The assessment came just a day after Beijing confirmed it was building its second home-grown aircraft carrier – its third in total.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2175102/trade-tensions-united-states-blow-hole-budget-chinas-newest-aircraft
