Chinese navy to mark 60th
anniversary
 |
|
Chinese naval soldiers welcome the
arrival of a Pakistani destroyer at the Qingdao port in east China's
Shandong province, April 18, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)
Photo
Gallery>>> |
BEIJING, April 19 -- China's navy is set
to hold a huge maritime ceremony to mark its 60th anniversary in April, and has
invited ships and top officials from dozens of countries to attend, media
reported Saturday.
The four-day celebration -- set to begin
Monday in and off the coast of the eastern city of Qingdao -- will involve 21
naval vessels from 14 countries, Xinhua news agency said. Full story
 |
|
Chinese naval soldiers welcome the
arrival of a Mexican military ship at the Qingdao port in east China's
Shandong province, April 18, 2009.(Xinhua Photo)
Photo
Gallery>>> |
U.S. navy ship arrives in China for
int'l fleet review
 |
|
U.S. navy missile destroyer USS
Fitzgerald arrives in Qingdao, a port city in east China's Shandong
Province, April 19, 2009, to attend an international fleet review on April
23 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's
Liberation Army Navy. (Xinhua Photo)
Photo
Gallery>>> |
QINGDAO, April 19 (Xinhua) -- US navy missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald arrived
here on Sunday afternoon to attend an international fleet review on April 23 to
celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army
Navy.
The 6,800-tonne USS Fitzgerald, a Japan-based destroyer
from the 7th Fleet, arrived at the port city Qingdao in east China's Shandong
Province at 3:30 p.m.. Full story
Chinese PLA Navy to celebrate founding
anniversary, joined by visiting overseas vessels and
delegations
BEIJING, April 18
(Xinhua) -- China's People's Liberation Army Navy will hold a grand celebration
ceremony to mark its 60th founding anniversary, and 21 naval vessels from 14
countries and delegations from 29 countries will join the event, the country's
National Defence Ministry said Saturday.
The ceremony, lasting from April 20 to 23, will be at
Shandong province's Qingdao city and off its coast. Its theme is Peaceful Ocean,
calling for more intimate and harmonious oceanic safety cooperation between
countries. Full story
Chinese navy expands foreign
cooperation
BEIJING, April 15
(Xinhua) -- China's navy is stepping up foreign exchanges and cooperation to
cope with non-traditional security threats in oceans, Navy Commander Adm. Wu
Shengli said here Wednesday.
Since the new century, the Chinese navy has conducted 37
joint military drills with its foreign counterparts in areas including
non-proliferation of weapons of destruction, security defense of sea-land-air
channels, anti-terrorism and joint search and rescue, Wu said in an exclusive
interview with Xinhua. Full story
Navy admiral: China to develop
sophisticated marine weapon
systems
BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua)
-- Large surface combat ships, supersonic cruise aircraft, high-speed
intelligent torpedoes ... These are a few sophisticated marine weapons China
plans to build.
"The Navy will move faster in researching and building
new-generation weapons to boost the ability to fight in regional sea wars under
the circumstance of information technology," Navy Commander Admiral Wu Shengli
told Xinhua in an exclusive interview-- one week ahead of the 60th anniversary
of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy.Full story
 |
|
Mexican naval soldiers stand on the
masts of their military ship upon its arrival at the Qingdao port in east
China's Shandong province, April 18, 2009.(Xinhua Photo)
Photo
Gallery>>> |
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
