Chinese navy stages parade to mark 60th anniversary
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China has put its fleet of warships - and for the first time - its nuclear submarines on display in a parade to mark the 60th anniversary of its navy. It's another sign of China's growing assertiveness and its desire to become a blue-water power. Beijing says it wants to extend its naval capabilities so it can protect its trade routes in distant waters. But other governments remain concerned about what it could mean for sea boundary disputes, rivalry for resources and China's claims to Taiwan. June Tuefel Dryer has served as the Asia Advisor to the US Chief of Naval Operations, and is now a professor of political science at the University of Miami. She was asked if the world sees this event as Beijing described it - showing China as a force for "peace, harmony and cooperation" at sea.
Presenter: Joanna McCarthy
Speaker: June Tuefel Dryer, former Asia Advisor to the US Chief of Naval Operations, now a professor of political science at the University of Miami
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