14 April 2018

Xi Jinping Inspects Massive Naval Parade in South China Sea

14 April 2018


PLAN massive naval parade (photo : ChinaDailyHK)

(CNN) — China has held its largest military drills in the hotly contested South China Sea, according to the country's defense ministry, culminating in a naval parade Thursday overseen by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

At least 10,000 personnel took part in the drills, which involved 48 naval vessels and 76 fighter jets, the ministry said.

Speaking aboard the Chinese destroyer Changsha, Xi called for further modernization of the country's navy into a "world-class force" and emphasized the Chinese Communist Party's leadership over the military.


PLAN's aircraft carrier on parade (photo : Sina)

China's only aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, took part in the parade with a display of J-15 fighter jets under Xi's observation.

The South China Sea has long been a flashpoint in Asia. The Chinese government claims a huge swath of territory across the sea, overlapping with claims of the Philippines and Vietnam, among others.

A series of live-fire military drills in the region had been expected after satellite photos showed the Liaoning and a large number of navy vessels operating in the region on March 26.


Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews a naval parade Thursday in the South China Sea. (photo : CNN)

Experts told CNN at the time the sheer number of ships on display was a "show of force" from Beijing in the politically sensitive region.

On Friday the maritime safety administration for Hainan province announced a weeklong ban on all ships in the sea because of "military training."

At a press briefing in March, the defense ministry refused to confirm or deny the drills or which ships would be involved.

In a foreshadowing of future drills, the Fujian provincial maritime authority on Thursday announced live-fire naval exercises for Wednesday in the Taiwan Strait.


PLAN's submarine on parade (photo : Sina)

The Chinese exercises are taking place amid rising tensions between Beijing and Washington over trade, but analysts have also expected the Trump administration to harden its policy on the South China Sea.

A U.S. aircraft carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, arrived Wednesday in Manila, Philippines, for what was described as a "scheduled port visit."

The U.S. Navy recently conducted several "freedom of navigation" operations with warships sailing near increasingly militarized man-made Chinese islands in the South China Sea, triggering strong protests from Beijing.


Satellite image shows large number of navy ship on march, 26 (photo : popularmechanics)

Earlier in the week, Xi gave a much anticipated speech at the annual Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan province on the northern edge of the South China Sea.

The forum is the Chinese equivalent of the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland, involving high-level talks among economic leaders.

Speaking Tuesday, Xi promised a new phase of economic "opening up" from China amid threats of a possible trade war with the United States. He also said China would stick to "the path of peaceful development" going forward.

(CNN)

45 komentar:

  1. blue water navY..
    ssn / ssbn nya sangar.. dengan masalah kebisingan yang pelik

    BalasHapus
  2. banyak bingiiittt.... mungkin baru seperempat dari seluruh total armada PLA NAVY. ckckck..

    BalasHapus
  3. Askar laut malon tambah gemetar terkencing di celana. Lawan nelayan cina pura pura tidur. Lawab pla navy pura pura pingsan kayak waktu upacara kah kah kah

    BalasHapus
    Balasan
    1. Wkwkwk...ATM lembik n manyak

      Hapus
    2. lawan nelayan poon pura² tidur.
      apalagi lawan blue water navy.
      pura pura apelagi dia orang??? ih ih ih ok

      Hapus
    3. Mat lampir lawanlah PLA china itu jangan hanya pandai tangkap nelayan china je kalau tangkap nelayan "kami dah ribu nelayan asing itu

      Hapus
    4. Mahairi@ TNI dah ade bukti ada kuase lawan PLA,semasa tangkap nelayan cina kemarin TNI AL berhadapan dgn kapal coast guard cina dan frigate china navy,fact ok

      Hapus
    5. Jangan bohong mat lampir hanya berhadapan kapal coast guard cina jadi xi xi xi jangan cuba nambah cerita ok mat lampir Kalau setakat berhadapan kapal coast guard cina guna gun air pancut baik tak payah ok Seperti china ,korean dan japan saling lawan pancut air dari kapal perang coast guard Halau nelayan ok , tni tak penah berhadapan PLA itu,
      Kami tahun 70-90an kami dah lama berhadapan pLA ketika perebutan pulau laut china selantan itu Ramai tentera malaysia mati kerana pertahanan pulau milik malaysia, ini zaman damai bukan zaman perang dingin 70-90an..

      Hapus
    6. itu mati kerana malu atau mati kerana takde air hangat mahatair.. ihihihi

      Hapus
    7. Mahairi@ kata ko kapal coast guard cina tuh tak de weapon,kapal coast guard cina tuh guna kapal type frigate 054 cem yg di guna cina navy dan ia dilengkapi gun canon 30 mm,itu ko kata kapal coast guard cina cuma ada gun pancut air,banyak baca pakcik biar ko tak bengap

      Hapus
    8. @Malon apa zaman damai wah gak update..perang dingin 2 baru saja dimulai...memang berhadapan dengan coast guard tapi kapal PLA china terlihat di contact radar jauh di belakang coast guard mantau Kapal perang PLA

      Hapus
  4. ck..ck..ck pla navy stroooong

    BalasHapus
  5. Seram banget... Tapi ya kalau mau rebut Natuna ya tetap kita gebuk lah..mau sebesar apapun....kalau malay ya angkat bendera putih aja lah..heehee

    BalasHapus
  6. Ga gentar Indonesia kita dengan china, kalo tetangga.. gemetar

    Hahahaha

    BalasHapus
    Balasan
    1. Tentera jaguh gemetar tengok nelayan china maling ikan kat pantai malas. Pura pura pingsan and kabur

      Hapus
  7. PLAN gak akan serang kita pakai Rudal, bomb dan senjata. Cukup kirim Tenaga Kerja Asing Di proyek2 China. Wes selesai.

    BalasHapus
    Balasan
    1. Cara melawan arab, malingsial, korea & hongkong cukup kirim tkw & tki. Wes selesai

      Hapus
    2. Dikira kita nggak kirim ratusan ribu tenaga kerja keluar negeri, wkwkw

      di Malaysia kita ada puluhan ribu tega kerja
      Di Arab puluhan ribu
      Di Hongkong tiap bulan ribuan ke sana
      Di Korea tiap tahun ribuan kirim tki
      Belum di Rusia, Amerika, Australia

      Dikira hanya China saja yang menyebar tenaga kerja, negara kita juga, itu tandanya tenaga kerja kita laku di luar negeri

      Hapus
    3. Kahkahkah...nak nangis aku baca...

      Gini bro..dgn jutaan umat negara mendunia di hantar ke luar...negara muh menghemat sejumlah besar sumber negara yg boleh di manfaat ke manusia2 lain di dunia yg lebih produktif...jika mereka tetap tinggal di negara muh yg gagal memberi peluang pekerjaan utk survival mereka,mereka cuma bisa menghabiskan sumber tanpa menghasilkan apa2..

      Kalau saya..malu punya negara kayak gitu...negara besar,bikin anak kuat tapi ngurusin negara gak becus...kahkahkah

      Hapus
    4. AP@ yg ko malu lon dari pekerjaan level tinggi sampe rendah semuanya di kuasai tenaga kerja asing,sementara warga bumi putera malon banyak yg jadi jual dadah dan bandar judi...ckckck

      Hapus
    5. ap hanya bisa menangis melihat armada laut tiongkok. kesihan.. ih ih ih ok

      Hapus
  8. Cara melawan china : boikot produk-produk buatan china.

    BalasHapus
  9. itu kafal selem yg paling depan kok ada punuknya, apakah CFT haha!😃😃😃

    BalasHapus
  10. Kesian asean...pcuma ada anggota negara besar bacotnya aja gede tapi impoten..kihkih

    Masih ada juga y klaim berani gebuk china...buat lawak...mau tinju tinja aja gak becus...udah 2018 ni don...malu la dikit..kahkahkah

    BalasHapus
    Balasan
    1. Elehhhh negara korang bangkrap... Nak ikutan koment.
      Hus hus hus

      Hapus
    2. Kau urus perahu rmn teguh bersandar halimun tuh lah anak pake rok. Kasihan debt collector maybank tahan kapal tuh

      Hapus
    3. Kamu ni don...mau RMN atau maybank..itu kan hal malaysia...lu pikir maybank tu milik siapa don?? Negara mendunia?? Kahkahkah...negara mendunia mau punya bank najis 1 unit/rumah aja gak mampu..

      Well..negara mendunia layak lah di acungi jempol..kerna berada di ranking ke2 dunia soal BABS... Buang Air Besar Sembarangan...kahkahkahkah...itu prestasi atau pres tai kahkahkah

      Hapus
    4. Lon,sadar lon negara ko dah di kuasai cina lon,banyak beruk beruk malon berak dari hasil cukai judi Wkwkwk

      Hapus
    5. ap ni ngomongin debt kolektor maybank kok sampai ke bab. haha iya satu leVel itu dua hal ih ih ih ok

      Hapus
  11. Haduh ini orang2 chauvinist suka jelek2in sodara serumpun klo gua perhatiin ya itu2 doang id nya...kagak ada kapok2nya

    BalasHapus
    Balasan
    1. Betul bung, apa sih manfaatnya

      Hapus
    2. Kan yg punya pulsa buat ngonline ya yg sering komeng mas... Makanya tuku pulsa sing akeh...
      Manfatnya buat sharing knowledge militer... Sama buat buly agan2 sebelah🤑

      Hapus
    3. Malon dibela, giliran presiden sendiri di hina. Tipikal penggemar kencing onta. Nek gak seneng moco komen, moco beratine wae. Ngono we digawe repot

      Hapus
    4. Masak pres yg ngadu ke kangaroo di hina..gak pantas sama sekali kan mat don..ayo ngadu lagi jgn malu lah..kihkihkih

      Hapus
    5. Anak serokan..sarawak jg sabah bentar lagi gabung jd provinsi indonesia. Semenanjung jadi milik china..siap-siap ya lon hahaha

      Hapus
    6. Hei anak perek, knapa kau iri hati australia lbh memilih indonesia utk bekerja sama. Kenapa austral tdk memilih negara malon. Karena negara malon stupid ok

      Hapus
    7. AP@ beruk malon mn linknya indonesia ngadu,kl malon di bully indonesia dan mengadu ke mama ely dan australia aq punya linknya lon

      Hapus
    8. kahkahkah biar sudah sebentar lagi ada debt kolektor mau tagih kapal ompong baik kumpul wang guna bantu ih ih ih ok

      Hapus
  12. Kenapa kapal indon tak pergi halau ye..takan berani dgn NELAYAN je kot... :) king of ASEAN konon... heheheheh

    BalasHapus
    Balasan
    1. Eleh cakap banyak ko lon,jgn pura2 buta ko tuh

      Hapus
  13. massive but it looks small from above, lol

    BalasHapus