Special
Report: China Marks 60th
Anniversary of Navy
PARIS, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The French Defense Ministry said Thursday the country
was "very honored" to take part in the fleet review of the Chinese People's
Liberation Army (PLA) and would like to strengthen communication and cooperation
with the PLA Navy in the future.
France has paid enough attention to the review because it was a significant
event, which will boost the interactivity between the Chinese and French navies,
French Defense Ministry spokeswoman Sabine Rivayrol told Xinhua.
The French military was very proud of being present at the remarkable scene
and regarded the event as an important opportunity to preserve and develop the
friendship between the two navies, Rivayrol said.
The French navy would like to maintain "mutual trust" with its Chinese
counterpart, she added.
The spokeswoman stressed the coordination of the navies of various nations,
especially in the fight against pirates, and expressed her country's willingness
to deepen the cooperation with the Chinese navy through exchanges.
The French Navy's F734 Vendemiaire light monitoring
frigate, among a total of 21 visiting navy vessels from 14 countries, took part
in the international fleet review Thursday afternoon off eastern China's Qingdao
city to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy.
Commentary: Chinese ocean presence a
must for peaceful
development
BEIJING,
April 23 (Xinhua) -- After more than a year of preparations beneath local
residents' eyes, an international fleet review massed in the water through which
foreign warships entered China with opium in the 1890s.
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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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There were limited options for the nation, which at
the time was hiding behind its walls, to stake claim to its maritime interests
on a planet three-quarters covered by water. Full story
China holds landmark naval parade to
mark PLA Navy 60th anniversary
QINGDAO, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao, aboard the
Chinese Navy destroyer Shijiazhuang, reviewed Thursday afternoon warships and aircraft in a landmark
naval parade off the coast of Qingdao marking the 60th anniversary of
the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy.
Hu, also chairman of the Central Military Commission,
was accompanied by PLA Navy Commander Admiral Wu Shengli aboard the destroyer
Shijiazhuang. Full story
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Naval parade of PLA |Aircrafts|Submarine
