Beijing, Apr 16 (PTI) China today unfolded a massive naval expansion plan to give its warships longer reach capabilities, announcing that it will build new generation of seacraft including stealth submarines, supersonic cruise aircrafts and longer range missiles.
Proclaiming that sophisticated weapons were key to winning battles, the Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese navy, Admiral Wu Shengly said Beijing wanted to build futuristic weapon systems and platforms to give it capability to operate far from its shores.
"The Navy will move faster in researching and building new-generation weapons to boost the ability to fight in regional sea wars under the circumstance of information technology," the Admiral said in an interview to 'China daily'.
Wu's comments came ahead of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Navy, next week. The Admiral is a member of the Chinese powerful Central Military Commission, which is headed by President Hu Jintao.
China already has one of the most formidable navies in Asia, with its arsenal including a number of new generation nuclear submarines. Beijing has also announced recently that it plans to build an indigenous aircraft carrier.
PTI
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