[Brad from Tennessee]

One expert if the carrier is used against weaker neighbors it will be a "sign of bullying." If the ship is deployed against a modern navy it won't survive.

[tcrlaf]

This thing isn’t even a match for Japan’s “Hyuga”. That said, that isn’t it’s purpose.

China is 80-yrs behind the US in Carrier Ops, and if they are going to try it, they have to start somewhere. Even the U.S. had the Langley. Russian carrier experience probably isn’t the best of examples to learn from, so they have to start from scratch.

They have a lot to learn.

[NeverForgetBataan]

When the Chinese are not using this new carrier to train their
pilots to crash into it’s fantail, big U.S. retailers can rent
it out for use as a huge container ship to bring in more
junky ChiCom crap.

The ChiCom’s should have named it the “Bentonville”. That’s where the money came from to build it.

[Oztrich Boy]

The mark “16” on the carrier’s side indicates that it is limited to training, Chinese and other military experts said.

I wouldn't bet on that being more than idle speculation.

Equally likely being named after Liaoning province suggests it's considered a major warship. (Destroyers and below only get city names)

[Vendome]

OMG

Gay Ass Look

[Timber Rattler]

PLAN (((((PING)))))

[Timber Rattler]

“The fact is the aircraft carrier is useless for the Chinese Navy,” You Ji, a visiting senior research fellow at the National University of Singapore, said in an interview.

Underestimate the Chinese at our own peril. This re-furbished carrier, which was purchased under false pretenses by a front company, now gives the Red Chinese a couple of acres of sovereign territory anywhere on the world's oceans.

Moreover, it's not designed to go head-to-head with the U.S. 7th Fleet...the Chinese have nice quiet diesel subs to take out our ships....

The uninvited guest: Chinese sub pops up in middle of U.S. Navy exercise, leaving military chiefs red-faced

[bert]

The ship is labeled 16, for training. The learning curve for carrier operations is pretty steep. The ship in question was bought and put in service to learn hands on about carrier design and operations.

Merely by reading it can be learned that the Japanese who launched several highly successful strikes were done in by poor carrier design and operational procedures at Midway. That happened even though they had the most experienced carrier operations officers and pilots and best planes in the world.

The battle was lost to inexperienced American pilots largely because of poor operational procedures and vessel design.

Prudence dictates hands on practice to learn the trade