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UPDATED: October 9, 2012 NO. 41 OCTOBER 11, 2012

The Liaoning

- Overall Length: > 300 meters

- Beam: >70 meters

- Displacement: >50,000 tons (standard)

- Crew number: >1,000

- Holding capacity: Fixed-wing fighters and helicopters

- Captain: Senior Captain Zhang Zheng

- Political commissar: Senior Captain Mei Wen

(Source: PLA Daily)

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