"China is preparing to build its first aircraft carrier – as Britain’s once-proud Royal Navy shrinks to its smallest size since the days of Henry VIII.
The Chinese move comes weeks after David Cameron axed Britain’s carrier fleet and halved the overall number of warships to 25.
Even though two super-carriers – HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince Charles – are being built at a cost of £5.6 billion, China’s naval plans will see it dwarf the UK’s dwindling power as a seafaring nation..."
at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1339895/A-new-power-high-seas--China-build-aircraft-carrier-Britain-scraps-hers.html#ixzz18giXgC5G
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