国内英语资讯:Commentary: Strong Chinese navy a blessing for world peace
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 23-- <span word="The">The</span> 70<span word="th">th</span> <span word="founding">founding</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Liberation">Liberation</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> (<span word="PLA">PLA</span>) <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="defender">defender</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>.</p><p><span word="Maritime">Maritime</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tranquility">tranquility</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="jointly">jointly</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cherished">cherished</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="Jinping">Jinping</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="multinational">multinational</span> <span word="naval">naval</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="navy">navy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="concerted">concerted</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="delegations">delegations</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="naval">naval</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Qingdao">Qingdao</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="by">by</span> 18 <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="naval">naval</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="from">from</span> 13 <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="navy">navy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="safeguard">safeguard</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span>. <span word="From">From</span> 1840 <span word="to">to</span> 1949, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="invaded">invaded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 470 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="untold">untold</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="Peace">Peace</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sunshine">sunshine</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="benefiting">benefiting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="endured">endured</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="memories">memories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="assaults">assaults</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="stakeholder">stakeholder</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="navy">navy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="indispensable">indispensable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> 2008, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PLA">PLA</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> 32 <span word="escort">escort</span> <span word="fleets">fleets</span>, 103 <span word="vessels">vessels</span>, 69 <span word="helicopters">helicopters</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 27,000 <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escort">escort</span> <span word="over">over</span> 6,600 <span word="vessels">vessels</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ships">ships</span>.</p>
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