WAVE OF THE FUTURE?

The PRC tests its first aircraft carrier.

China’s first aircraft carrier began sea trials on Wednesday, the state-run Xinhua news service reported, a highly symbolic step in what is certain to be a years-long effort to create a carrier presence in the Pacific waters off its coast.

The carrier, once known as the Varyag, left Dalian, its northeast China port for what analysts said would be a test of its rudder, propulsion system and other basics.

I'm sure folks in Taibei and those that border the South China Sea are thrilled.