On May 13, my country's second aircraft carrier set sail from the dock of Dalian Shipyard and went to relevant sea areas to perform sea test missions, mainly testing and verifying the reliability and stability of power systems and other equipment. Xinhua News Agency Picture

Hu Wenming, chairman of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation and commander-in-chief of the aircraft carrier project, recently revealed that my country's first domestically produced aircraft carrier, which was launched one month ahead of schedule, "achieved its maiden voyage ahead of schedule, and all tests were a complete success."

According to the official WeChat public account of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, on June 19, Hu Wenming, Secretary, Chairman of the Workers’ Party Committee of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, and Commander-in-Chief of Key Projects, went to work at the 701 Institute to conduct special research and inspections on the high-quality development of surface ships and submarines.

The above news mentioned that Hu Wenming pointed out after listening to a special report on the high-quality development of surface ships and submarines, "Recently, the group company has conducted annual mid-term inspections of key projects. Judging from the inspection results, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation has continued to make new progress in the development of new naval models, construction of new equipment, and application of new technologies. The quality of each key project is stable and the progress is under control. The work is progressing in an orderly manner as planned, and the results are obvious to all. At the same time, the group company has continuously strengthened party building in the management of major projects, and established the Party Committee of the Aircraft Carrier Project Site Command to promote and ensure that the first domestically produced aircraft carrier achieved its maiden voyage ahead of schedule, and all tests were successfully completed. "

This means that my country's first domestically produced aircraft carrier, which was launched one month in advance, has also entered the sea trial phase ahead of schedule. As a large surface ship, the construction of an aircraft carrier is divided into four stages: construction, launch, mooring test and sea test, and finally delivered to the troops.

my country's first domestically produced aircraft carrier is also our country's second aircraft carrier. It was developed by our country. Construction started in November 2013. In-dock construction began in March 2015 and was launched on April 26, 2017. In his speech on the day of the launch, Hu Wenming revealed that "the first domestically produced aircraft carrier was built quickly, with good quality and low cost, and was successfully launched one month ahead of schedule."

On November 8, 2017, Hu Wenming went deep into the Party Committee of the on-site headquarters of my country's first domestically produced aircraft carrier project to deliver a report on the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. On the same day, a report in the CCTV News Live Room said, "Hu Wenming introduced that the domestically produced aircraft carrier is currently undergoing mooring tests. The tests are going smoothly and the progress is slightly ahead of schedule." Subsequently, on May 13 this year, the first domestically produced aircraft carrier left port for sea trials, taking a key step towards becoming a real combat ship.

Compared with the Liaoning ship, the first domestically produced aircraft carrier was completely completed by my country from design to construction. It has also made many optimizations based on the experience of using the Liaoning ship, and its performance will be comprehensively improved. The development and construction of the first domestically produced aircraft carrier marks that my country has mastered the ability to build medium-sized aircraft carriers and subsequent larger aircraft carriers.