ROFLMAO. They already have 2 or 3 Kiev class carriers on top of Varyag don’t they?

Kiev herself and Minsk were both sold to China to become tourist attractions in the 90s. Novorossiysk, the third ship was scrapped in 97 in South Korea and the fourth has been sold to India…

There were reports that the Reagan administration in the early 80s offered two Essex class to the PRC, during the period when America was hoping to use China for leverage against the USSR. The deal fell through when inspections of the proposed ships showed they had deteriorated seriously after ten or more years in reserve, and they had been extensively stripped for parts to keep USS Lexington in service. A great ‘what if’ though…