DefenceTalkQINGDAO, China: On Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s first official visit to China, the Peoples’ Liberation Army allowed him, in response to a request made in January, to become the first foreign visitor to tour the sleek refitted Russian aircraft carrier — the PLA’s first — called Liaoning. China is Hagel’s third stop after multiday meetings […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hagel-visits-chinese-aircraft-carrier-liaoning-59269/