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[[File:Liaoning (CV-16).jpg|right|200px|thumb|Liaoning (CV-16) photographed by Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force in the waters south of Najima on April 20, 2018.]]

[[File:Laioning.PNG|right|350px|thumb|''Liaoning CV-16''. ''Photo: ChinaPower''<ref>https://chinapower.csis.org/aircraft-carrier/</ref>]]

'''CNS ''Liaoning (16)''''' is the first Chinese Type 001 aircraft carrier commissioned into the [[People's Liberation Army]] Navy Surface Force, It was originally classified as a training ship, intended to allow the Navy to experiment, train and gain familiarity with [[aircraft carrier]] operations. Following upgrades and additional training in late 2018, Chinese state media announced that the ship would shift to a [[combat]] role in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-04-25|title=Beijing says Liaoning is now a ‘combat carrier’|url=https://asiatimes.com/2019/04/beijing-says-liaoning-is-now-a-combat-carrier/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-10|website=Asia Times|language=en-US}}</ref>

'''CNS ''Liaoning (16)''''' is the first Chinese Type 001 aircraft carrier commissioned into the [[People's Liberation Army]] Navy Surface Force, It was originally classified as a training ship, intended to allow the Navy to experiment, train and gain familiarity with [[aircraft carrier]] operations. Following upgrades and additional training in late 2018, Chinese state media announced that the ship would shift to a [[combat]] role in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-04-25|title=Beijing says Liaoning is now a ‘combat carrier’|url=https://asiatimes.com/2019/04/beijing-says-liaoning-is-now-a-combat-carrier/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-10|website=Asia Times|language=en-US}}</ref>