Chinese navy shows off new warship in 70th anniversary parade 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseChina celebrated the 70th anniversary of its navy on Tuesday by showing off its growing fleet in a sea parade featuring a brand new guided-missile destroyer. Under grey, foggy skies, Chinese President Xi Jinping stood on a warship to take the salute from 32 Chinese vessels, including submarines, and 39 planes off the eastern city of Qingdao. Ships from 13 other countries including Russia, Thailand, Vietnam and India also took part in the parade. Absent from the celebrations was the United States Navy, which had said it would not participate.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 23, 2019 11:03 UTC