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PLA Navy has no plan for overseas bases
BEIJING, March 12 (APP): A stronger Chinese navy will not seek to build military bases overseas, a retired senior officer has said brushing aside media reports that the country harbors such ambitions.We have no agenda to set up military establishments, or threaten establishments of other nations overseas, Zhang Deshun, a retired rear admiral said, making it clear the PLA navy has no plans, nor is there a necessity, to establish overseas military bases.
A larger navy with a greater reach does not mean it will seek to play the role of world police, said Zhang who is a deputy to the ongoing session of the National Peoples Congress.
Zhang Deshun, till recently the deputy chief of staff of the PLA navy, said a naval force with advanced armaments and enhanced capabilities will contribute more to UN-led anti-terrorism, anti-piracy and disaster-relief missions.
The militarys overseas missions, such as the anti-piracy operation, are authorized by the UN. They aim to protect merchant ships and aid vessels as well as their crews from pirates off the Somali coast.
Several naval deputies to the top legislature also made similar remarks.
Senior Colonel Yan Baojian, a fleet commander in the South China Sea Fleet, said the navy is capable of operating overseas missions without any military base on foreign soil.
He said the naval force can work extensively with Chinas business operations worldwide for military supplies, in addition to advanced supply ships.
Rear Admiral Cao Dongshen, also a naval commander, said the Chinese navy has no secret agenda on global expansion.
The strategy of our naval force is active defense. It is part of the countrys development and diplomatic strategy, he said.
Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - PLA Navy has no plan for overseas bases
BEIJING, March 12 (APP): A stronger Chinese navy will not seek to build military bases overseas, a retired senior officer has said brushing aside media reports that the country harbors such ambitions.We have no agenda to set up military establishments, or threaten establishments of other nations overseas, Zhang Deshun, a retired rear admiral said, making it clear the PLA navy has no plans, nor is there a necessity, to establish overseas military bases.
A larger navy with a greater reach does not mean it will seek to play the role of world police, said Zhang who is a deputy to the ongoing session of the National Peoples Congress.
Zhang Deshun, till recently the deputy chief of staff of the PLA navy, said a naval force with advanced armaments and enhanced capabilities will contribute more to UN-led anti-terrorism, anti-piracy and disaster-relief missions.
The militarys overseas missions, such as the anti-piracy operation, are authorized by the UN. They aim to protect merchant ships and aid vessels as well as their crews from pirates off the Somali coast.
Several naval deputies to the top legislature also made similar remarks.
Senior Colonel Yan Baojian, a fleet commander in the South China Sea Fleet, said the navy is capable of operating overseas missions without any military base on foreign soil.
He said the naval force can work extensively with Chinas business operations worldwide for military supplies, in addition to advanced supply ships.
Rear Admiral Cao Dongshen, also a naval commander, said the Chinese navy has no secret agenda on global expansion.
The strategy of our naval force is active defense. It is part of the countrys development and diplomatic strategy, he said.
Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - PLA Navy has no plan for overseas bases
