Chinese navy's growth 'warranted'
By Peng Kuang and Cui Xiaohuo | China Daily | Updated: 2009-04-22 07:47
Su Qinglei, 3, dances with a Bangladeshi naval officer attending celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army Navy in Qingdao, Shandong province, yesterday. Zhang Lei |
QINGDAO, Shandong: China's own aircraft carrier will not come as a surprise to the world, as its navy's growth in recent years was "expected and warranted", naval generals attending the celebrations to mark the force's 60th anniversary said yesterday.
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