Special
Report: China Marks 60th
Anniversary of Navy
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Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) waves to
the navy vessels which are being reviewed while aboard the destroyer
Shijiazhuang in waters off Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, April
23, 2009. A parade displayed 25 naval vessels and 31 aircrafts of the PLA
Navy, including two nuclear submarines, as part of a celebration to mark
the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy.(Xinhua/Wang
Jianmin)
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Photos: Naval parade of PLA |Aircrafts|Submarine
QINGDAO, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao boarded the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy destroyer Shijiazhuang at noon for an international fleet review slated for later Thursday.
President Hu, also chairman of the Central Military
Commission, was accompanied by PLA Navy Commander Admiral Wu Shengli and others.
The PLA fleet parade, featuring the debut of China's
nuclear submarines, and the fleet review of 21 foreign vessels from 14 countries
will be held off the coast of Qingdao to mark the 60th anniversary of the
founding of the PLA Navy.
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A naval parade of the Chinese People's
Liberation Army Navy warships is held in waters off Qingdao, east China's
Shandong Province, on April 23, 2009. The parade displayed 25 naval
vessels and 31 aircraft of the PLA Navy, including two nuclear submarines,
as part of a celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of
the PLA Navy. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)
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President Hu reviews navy guard of
honor at Qingdao Port
QINGDAO, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President
Hu Jintao arrived at the Qingdao Port Thursday noon and reviewed the People's
Liberation Army (PLA) Navy guard of honor, prior to an international fleet
review slated for later Thursday.
Earlier this morning, President Hu, also chairman of the
Central Military Commission, met with heads of naval delegations from 29
countries who are here to participate in celebrations for the 60th anniversary
of the founding of the PLA Navy. Full story
President Hu meets foreign naval delegation heads in
Qingdao
QINGDAO, April 23
(Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao, also chairman of the Central Military
Commission, met here Thursday with heads of foreign navy delegations attending
celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's
Liberation Army (PLA) Navy.
A PLA naval fleet parade, which will include the first
public display of China's nuclear submarines, and a fleet review of 21 vessels
from 14 foreign countries will be held off the coast of Qingdao later Thursday.
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