Time to check into the status of China's second aircraft carrier currently under construction

Ski-jump is being installed.

so are other modules for the upper half.

Thursday, December 31, 2015

China's second aircraft carrier "Type 001A" confirmed

No rumor this time, just an actual confirmation by the Defense Ministry

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-12/31/c_134968258.htm

China building second aircraft carrier
English.news.cn   2015-12-31 17:17:39     [More]

BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- China is designing and building its second aircraft carrier "completely on its own" in Dalian in northeastern Liaoning Province, a Defense Ministry spokesperson confirmed Thursday.

This carrier, with a displacement of 50,000 tonnes, will be a base for J-15 fighters and other types of aircraft, Yang Yujun told a monthly press briefing.

Fixed-wing aircraft on the carrier will use a ski-jump to take off, he said.

The design and building of this second aircraft carrier has been based on experience, research and training on the first carrier, the Liaoning, he added.

China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, is a refitted Russian-made carrier delivered to the Chinese Navy on Sept. 25, 2012.

That said, for those who are following activities of the Chinese shipyards, this should comes as no surprise. really.  There are plenty of photos around the net verifying this construction project.