BEIJING (PTI): China possesses the ability to build nuclear-powered aircraft carriers but should not start 'recklessly' expanding before sorting out issues relating to application of nuclear technology, a defence expert has said.
The comments followed reports that China plans to build nuclear power aircraft carriers in future to follow up the first carrier, which is not nuclear powered, commissioned recently converting the hull of a former Soviet ship into a carrier platform.
"China now has the ability to build high-power aircraft carriers but should not recklessly carry out construction," Li Li, professor with National Defence University, told the state-run Global Times.
"There are a lot of things to think about clearly first, such as nuclear power technology. Before solving all high-end technology issues, it is inappropriate to blindly start construction. China has ability to take the next aircraft carrier to a higher level," Li Li said.
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