China Multi-national Naval Review Ceremony held in Qingdao

In the history of New China, the first large-scale multi-national naval review today will be held in the waters near Qingdao. By then, dozens of Chinese naval vessels, dozens of aircraft and 21 ships, 14 countries will be reviewed. To participate in review of the Chinese Navy forces have been assembled in the waters near Qingdao completed and ready for inspection of all the preparations.

National security, the Navy is the first line of defense is the last line of defense, is the only line of defense. History has proved that: Without a strong navy, the state would take a beating on the passive. China's modern history is a history of humiliation of the Chinese nation, in a certain degree of humiliation is also the history of the Navy, the lessons of history so that we realize the importance of a strong country, realized the importance of the Navy. Of course the Navy is not isolated, with the strength, the economy is closely linked, we should take a beating behind, behind, there can be no defense against external aggression forces at sea.

China has more than 18,000 km coastline, the territorial sea area of 4,730,000 square kilometers, in the face has a vast area of "coastal land", how can we protect our maritime rights and interests of national sovereignty, has become an acute problem without delay. President Hu pointed out: "Navy is a strategic, comprehensive, international service, in safeguarding national sovereignty, security, territorial integrity, to protect national maritime rights and interests in an important position and role." Therefore, building a strong navy to defend the national defense both security and economic development was extremely important.

April 23, 1949 to form the People's Navy has gone through the course of 60 years, the people of the navy from scratch and from small to big, from weak to strong, and has been building to develop into a force from surface ships, submarines, troops, air forces, coastal defense forces and Marine forces, composed of five branches of the military strategic, comprehensive, international service. Chinese naval vessels significantly enhance the combat capabilities of units; attack submarine force as a powerful force; Naval Air Force can be cross-regional mobile operations; coastal defense forces of the full realization of the missile; the Marine Corps to enhance combat effectiveness. Navy is a country of the highest technology services, and its highly complex, highly integrated, highly independent, highly automated features, so that any one service as the Navy did not need a huge investment. It must have strong financial and high-tech science and technology support. History of the development of the Chinese Navy is actually the history of China's economic development, witness the rise of China.

However, China still a developing country, economic fundamentals remain weak, and strength compared with the developed countries there are still many gaps in the defense forces of the sea than with the developed countries there are also gaps.

Recently some people have even called the "China threat." Some of the international naval forces in China are not suited for strong, mainly because of China did not understand the history and reality. The world, regardless of the country's economic development and people's living standards have increased the strength of national defense will increase the strength of the navy will be increased, no doubt about this point, not to mention that China is a vast coastal areas and territorial seas, a populous country, is currently the Navy has not try to achieve some level of warming is also not to mention the Navy, but not a threat.

The first large-scale multi-national naval review activities, in fact, is a cutting technique is cheap, learn from each other, deepening friendship and opportunity for the world to understand China, let the world understand the Chinese navy navy, the Chinese navy can not dominate the world, but the Chinese navy is not a sign of weakness, are fully capable of safeguarding the coastal security, maritime disaster relief work can be completed, protection of the marine scientific research, support of maritime transport and marine engineering construction, with the start of the event, China will deepen ties with countries around the world, in order to build a harmonious marine make its own contribution.