China will show off some of its new warships ¡ª including nuclear submarines and destroyers ¡ª for the first time during a massive maritime parade marking the 70th anniversary of the Chinese Navy on Tuesday.
A total of 32 Chinese vessels and 39 aircraft will take part in the parade near the eastern port city of Qingdao, the state-run Global Times quoted Vice Adm. Qiu Yanpeng, deputy commander of the People¡¯s Liberation Army Navy, as saying at a news conference Saturday.
¡°The PLA Navy ship and aircraft to be revealed are the Liaoning aircraft carrier, new types of nuclear submarines, new types of destroyers, as well as fighter aircraft,¡± Qiu said without elaborating. ¡°Some vessels will make their public debut.¡±
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.