China's aircraft carrier sits in dry dock in Dalian

Gantry cranes 'operate' on China's new Russian-built aircraft carrier sitting in dry dock in the country's northeast port city Dalian on August 29, 2011. The carrier, a retrofitted ship called the Varyag, has long been seen as the first step in China's plan to eventually build a handful of carriers as part of a wider strategy to develop its naval might. UPI/Stephen Shaver