Dalian Naval Academy... What?

Just putting it out there. Hard to draw conclusions, only to suggest that maybe the Chinese have decided how long it takes to build an aircraft carrier.

The Dalian Naval Academy held an orientation course for the first batch of 50 newly recruited pilot cadets yesterday. The first pilot program of recruiting pilot cadets is an important decision made by the PLA Navy to realize a strategic transformation in the new period.

The first batch of pilot cadets will receive a four-year education in the ship-borne aircraft flight field of study by relying on the automation field of study of the Dalian Naval Academy. During the four years, they will focus on the basic theories of surface ship and flight apart from the basic theories and skills required in the automation field of study.

Or maybe the red paint on a certain ship in Dalian will dry by then. More likely, land based aircraft. But hey, nothing like a few paragraphs to start a new rumor.