China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) kicks off a grand maritime ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of its navy at 6 p.m. Monday off the coast of the eastern city of Qingdao,China's Shandong Province, April 20, 2009. (Xinhua/Li Xuanliang) Photo Gallery>>>

    QINGDAO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- China's senior navy officer said here Monday that the international fleet review to be held in east port city Qingdao on Thursday is aimed at promoting understanding about China's military development.

    Ding Yiping, deputy commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, told Xinhua in an exclusive interview that the review would serve as a platform for navies from other countries to increase their understanding about China and the Chinese navy.

    "Suspicions about China being a 'threat' to world security are mostly because of misunderstandings and lack of understandings about China," Ding said.

    "The suspicions would disappear if foreign counterparts could visit the Chinese navy and know about the true situations."

    Ding also said the review is expected to build a platform for navies from different countries to enhance understanding about each other and for navy leaders to address matters on safeguarding global sea security.

    High-level delegations from 29 countries and 21 vessels from 14countries will take part in the review, according to the Defence Ministry.

    China would send domestic-made warships and weapons to the review, including the debut of its nuclear submarines.

    As the review is to start in days, Ding said the weather in Qingdao is their "prime concern" for the review.

    "It would definitely affect the review if bad weather appears," Ding said, "such as rain and fog."

    But Ding also said that according to weather forecast, the cold air which caused rain and heavy wind in Qingdao since Saturday afternoon would come to an end by Wednesday. He is confident that the weather on Thursday would be good enough for the review to go smoothly, if "no major weather accidents happen."

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>>>

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