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China's first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier, known as "Type 001A" or “Shandong,” returns to port in Dalian in China's northeastern Liaoning Province after its first sea trial on May 18, 2018. AFP via Getty Images
Gordon G. Chang is a distinguished senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute, a member of its Advisory Board, and the author of “The Coming Collapse of China.”