A satellite image shows China's two operational aircraft carriers docked together.
Liaoning and Shandong were pier-side at Sanya Naval Base on Hainan Island in the South China Sea.
AdvertisementA rare satellite image captured China's two fully operational aircraft carriers sitting pier-side together in the South China Sea earlier this week.
CNS Liaoning and CNS Shandong, China's two fully operational aircraft carriers, pier-side at Hainan Island.
Kevin Frayer/Getty ImagesThe Shandong, China's second carrier, is the country's first domestically-produced aircraft carrier.
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