New record: China wins 90% of global shipbuilding orders in August

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The Russians buy weapons from Iran, North Korea and elsewhere, they hire soldiers from NK, from elsewhere, why Putin never asks China? 99.99 percent he asked Ccp but got rejected.
Stalin signed a secret pact with Hitler to share Europe. Putin signed a pact with Trump to share Ukraine. What tells us that?

As a national policy, China won't sell weapons to any countries that are engaged in war. Putin knows China's position better, China is not some country's tool that will send its soldiers to be cannon folders in someone's war.

 

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China delivers second homegrown large cruise ship Adora Flora City in Shanghai
By Global Times
Published: Nov 06, 2026 09:49 AM

China’s second domestically built large cruise ship Adora Flora City prepares for its first sea trial in Shanghai, on May 15, 2026. Photo: VCG

China's second homegrown large cruise ship, Adora Flora City, was officially delivered in Shanghai on Friday, marking a key leap for China's large cruise ship program from a single-ship breakthrough to series construction.

Large cruise ships, aircraft carriers, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers are known as the three "crown jewels" of the shipbuilding industry, and serve as an important yardstick for measuring a country's comprehensive industrial manufacturing capability. China’s second domestically built large cruise ship is 341 meters long — larger than three standard football fields laid end to end. With 2,130 cabins, it can accommodate more than 5,200 passengers, equivalent in scale to six mid-sized five-star hotels on land.

The hull is 37.2 meters wide, more than the lateral width of a 12-story residential building. The broad hull greatly enhances the ship's stability, giving it stronger resistance to pitching and waves at sea — even in relatively rough seas, the ride remains smooth and comfortable.

With a gross tonnage of 141,900 tons, it adds 6,400 tons of displacement compared with the country’s first domestically built large cruise ship Adora Magic City — equivalent to carrying an extra medium-sized ocean-going freighter.

All cabins throughout the ship have undergone professional noise-reduction and vibration-damping testing. Under the ship's maximum operating conditions, indoor noise is strictly kept below 45 decibels — equivalent to the environment of a quiet study.

In addition, the ship features 28 restaurants and bars, an 800-seat grand theater, a 200-meter circular running track at sea, and more.

After delivery, the "Adora Flora City" will carry out trial voyages and various preparations ahead of its maiden voyage as planned. It is scheduled to arrive at Guangzhou Nansha International Cruise Home Port on November 12 and to launch its inaugural season from Guangzhou on November 22. The city Guangzhou is dubbed the “Flora City”.

China delivers second homegrown large cruise ship Adora Flora City in Shanghai - Global Times

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