Photo: A Chinese Navy submarine is docked at Qingdao port, China's Shandong Province, Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of its navy on April 23. (AP Photo/Guang Niu, Pool) From Seattle PI:
QINGDAO, China -- A future Chinese aircraft carrier may worry neighboring navies because Beijing has not specified what role the warship would play in the region, the U.S. chief of Naval Operations said Tuesday.
China, meanwhile, said a more powerful navy would not pose a threat as it mulls adding its first aircraft carrier to an increasingly sophisticated fleet.
The comments by Adm. Gary Roughead came amid growing signs that China plans to build a carrier as the country puts on a major display of naval weaponry this week in the northern port of Qingdao. The show was part of celebrations for the Chinese navy's 60th anniversary.
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