Observing that here has been no official comment yet on whether China is building a second aircraft carrier, the CCP's official mouthpiece People's Daily on February 5, 2015, quoted Yang Yujun, spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense as saying as having said at a regular press conference on August 29, 2013, that the "Liaoning is China's first aircraft carrier, but will definitely not be the only one". The newspaper cited military expert Cao Weidong as saying that China pursues a defensive national defense policy and four aircraft carriers are appropriate. Aircraft carriers are typically required for training, maintenance and duty. If China has four aircraft carriers, with two in the South China Sea and two in northern China, they can better accomplish their missions.
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