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Saturday, March 07, 2009

China navy planning major celebration for April

Luzhou class destroyerChina's navy is planning major celebrations for its 60th anniversary next month, official media reported Friday, amid rising speculation over a possible announcement of plans to build an aircraft carrier.

A sail-past featuring some of the navy's most modern craft and ships from other nations is being planned, Friday's Global Times newspaper said, citing the commander of the east China fleet, Adm. Xu Hongmeng.

Xu said details were still being hammered out and the report did not say exactly where the sail-past would happen or when, although the navy's founding anniversary officially falls on April 23.

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