Who bought the carrier Varyag at the beginning?

The carrier Varyag was originally purchased by Chuanglu Group.

The "Varyag" was built in Kiev Shipyard during the Soviet period, with a standard displacement of 55,000 tons and a full displacement of 67,500 tons. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, due to economic difficulties, Russia could not continue to provide funds to Kiev Shipyard, and construction was forced to stop. The Ukrainian government finally decided to auction the unfinished aircraft carrier by international public bidding.

From 1998 to 1999, Chuanglv Group purchased the Varyag from Ukraine for commercial reasons. After several delays and twists and turns, it finally succeeded. From July 1999, the Varyag was towed back to China, but it was blocked halfway. Finally, the Varyag arrived in Dalian Port, China on March 4th, 2002.

On April 26th, 2005, the Varyag was towed into the dry dock of Dalian Shipyard and installed by China People's Liberation Army. The goal of the PLA is to refit and manufacture this unfinished aircraft carrier for scientific research, experiment and training.

20 12 On September 25th, China's first aircraft carrier "Liaoning Ship" was officially delivered to the Navy at Dalian Shipyard of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation. Hu Jintao awarded the military flag to the navy. The website of the Ministry of National Defense of People's Republic of China (PRC) announced that the Varyag was officially renamed as the Liaoning; On the morning of the same day, the official held a handover ceremony to officially deliver the Liaoning ship to the PLA Navy.