PLA Warns About Spying After Photos of Carrier Published by Japanese News Service

(Beijing) — A newspaper affiliated with the Chinese military has warned about a possible act of espionage after high-definition photos of the first aircraft carrier made in the country were published by a Japanese news outlet.

In a commentary published on Wednesday, China Defense News, a newspaper published by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), said that structural details of the hull and the positions of built-in weapons such as cannons were clearly visible in the photographs, which Kyodo News published on Dec. 10.