In addition, Ukraine experts are also involved in the restorationof Varyag, an derelict carrier that China bought from Ukraine in1999, Kanwa said.
"The restoration of Varyag has been completed, and the vessel hasbeen equipped with Ukraine developed power systems, " the monthlysaid.
China bought the Kuznetsov-class Varyag, minus any power, radaror battle systems, and towed it via the Black Sea to the northernport of Dalian under the pretext of transforming it into a tourismattraction.
But many military observers believed that China is turning Varyaginto a training ground for its pilots on the soon-to-be establishedfighter fleets on the carrier.
Andri Pinkov, founder and editor-of-chief of the monthly, saidthat Ukraine also helped China's Harbin boiler plant manufacturemilitary boilers and steam machines as part of efforts to adopt the"catapult assisted take off and arrested recovery system" that isused by Russian carrier aircraft.
Besides, China has built two platforms to train its pilots forits carrier fleets,
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