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I could agree many things , the carrier is fine , but the issue is China doesn't have access to modern Ship engines, West EU and Ukrainians not selling them too, so they rely on shity Russian enginesIt is the worst Chinese purchase of an A/c carrier ever. It came very, very cheap with a pot full of problems. Chinese had no experience to upgrade it hence began doing it anyway. Hence they decided to use it for local intimidation. They also used it to copy technology which was their worst decision. All the defects were transferred into the newer design. Hence instead of being a power on high seas, these have become coastal defence large vessel. These vessels rarely go beyond 200 miles of the Chinese coast, hence travelling to Indian Ocean via Straits of Malacca is an uphill task.
Now the Chinese wish that they had not purchased the defunct Russian A/C, worst they should not have copied it at all. This issue cannot be rectified easily. Moreover inexperienced Chinese crew make it an easy target to sink, hence it will not beyond South China Sea.
so yes its a coastal defense Aircraft carrier