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Home» News»China to celebrate PLAN’s 70th Anniversary with Large Fleet Review
File PLAN picture: The PLAN held its largest ever fleet review in the South China Sea last year.

China to celebrate PLAN’s 70th Anniversary with Large Fleet Review

32 Chinese vessels and 39 military planes are set to participate in the naval parade tomorrow, April 23, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy). Close to twenty foreign vessels will also take part in the fleet review.

Xavier Vavasseur 22 Apr 2019

Foreign vessels arrived in the coastal city of Qingdao, east China’s Shandong province, on April 21, 2019, to join a naval parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy.

Indian destroyer INA Kolkata stations at Qingdao’s Dagang port. (Photo/Navy.81.cn)

Sixteen warships from countries including the Philippines, Japan, Vietnam, Australia, India, the Republic of Korea and Russia gathered in Qingdao for the PLA Navy celebration.

So far, navy delegations from over 60 countries announced their participation in the event, which will include high-level symposiums, joint military displays, thematic light shows, and other activities.

China Fleet Review PLAN 2019-04-22
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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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