CCTV9英语新闻11月：辽宁舰首泊三亚（在线收听）

The Liaoning left its home port of Qingdao in east China’s Shandong Province for the South China Sea on Tuesday, and passed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday morning. This is the first time the Liaoning has conducted a cross-sea training voyage since it was commissioned to the People’s Liberation Army Navy last year.

The Liaoning is China’s only aircraft carrier in operation. It was refitted based on a Russian-made carrier and delivered to the navy on September 25, 2012.