A senior navy officer says China is now capable of deploying fighter jets on the country's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning.
Zhang Yongyi, a deputy commander of the Chinese PLA Navy, made the comments after a successful flight landing of J-15 fighters conducted on the carrier. Zhang, who is also in charge of the tests, says Chinese pilots have mastered key skills to ensure the success of the take-off and the landing. J-15, China's first generation carrier-borne fighter jet, earlier made its debut during flight-landing tests on the Liaoning in northeastern Bohai Sea waters. The death toll from a coal mine accident in southwest China's Guizhou Province has risen to twenty. A gas explosion hit the mine in Panxian County Saturday Morning when 28 miners were working underground. Five miners have been rescued. Nearly 100 rescuers are still searching for the three missing miners.

中国海军一名高级军官说，中国第一艘航空母舰辽宁舰已掌握舰载飞机的着舰技术。
中国海军副司令张永义， 在歼-15舰载战斗机成功着舰飞行后发表评论。 张永义是这次测试的负责人， 他说，中国飞行员必须要掌握成功起降的关键技术。 歼-15是中国第一代舰载战斗机， 不久前在渤海水域，歼-15顺利在辽宁舰上进行了起降飞行训练。 位于中国西南部的贵州省发生矿难，目前死亡人数已上升至20人。 周六上午，盘县煤矿发生瓦斯爆炸，事故发生时有28名矿工正在井下工作。 五名矿工被救出。 目前近100名搜救人员仍然在寻找三名失踪矿工。