Magazine "Jane's Defence Weekly" article Sean O'Connor, James Hardy "Huangdican AB imagery shows scope of Chinese carrier ambitions" published purchased from the European space company Astrium ( part of a joint EADS / Airbus) made October 25, 2013 satellite image of the completed the construction of the Chinese - ground testing trenirochnogo complex naval aviation , which is analogous complexes in the former USSR ( Soviet NITKA in the Crimea and in the new Russian Eyske ) . Chinese complex was built on the airfield Huandikun (Huangdicun, coordinates 40.500000 N, 120.657222 E), located on the shore of the Bohai Bay of the Yellow Sea , 8 km south of the city Xingcheng ( Liaoning province ) and the eponymous airport Xingcheng Aviation Academy PLA Navy .