QINGDAO: China showed off its new aircraft carrier to US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday, allowing him a first-hand look at a symbol of its growing military prowess.

And perhaps not by coincidence, Beijing warned the United States also on Monday against interfering in Hong Kong’s affairs after US Vice President Joe Biden met with two of the city’s out–spoken pro-democracy campaigners last week.

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