Summary: China's first aircraft carrier, Liaoning, has a remarkable and somewhat comical backstory. Acquired from Ukraine in 1998 by former basketball player-turned-businessman Xu Zengping, the carrier was purchased under the guise of being a floatin
Summary: China's first aircraft carrier, Liaoning, has a remarkable and somewhat comical backstory. Acquired from Ukraine in 1998 by former basketball player-turned-businessman Xu Zengping, the carri… [+9140 chars]