Global Times, 1 Apr 2010
Chinese military experts have told their counterparts from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy will never be a threat to the region.
China would not build a navy capable to strive for global hegemony, said Senior Colonel Chen Zhou, a researcher with the PLA's Academy of Military Sciences, at the China-ASEAN Defense and Security Dialogue concluded in Beijing on Wednesday. Full Story