2018 South China Sea Parade

The 2018 South China Sea Parade (simplified Chinese: 2018年南海军事演习; traditional Chinese: 2018年南海軍事演習; pinyin: 2018nián Nánhaǐ Jūnshì Yǎnxí) was a military parade held in the South China Sea near Sanya, Hainan on April 13, 2018. It is the biggest marine parade since the establishment of the Communist State in 1949 and according to the Chinese government, the biggest in 600 years.[1] It saw 50 warships, 76 fighters and more than 10,000 military officers and soldiers taking part.[2][3][4] Xi Jinping, Chairman of the Central Military Commission, reviewed the People's Liberation Army Navy on April 11, 2018.[5][6][7] More than half of the vessels were commissioned after the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in November 2012, when Xi became the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (paramount leader).[8]

Parade Participants

The First Echelon

The Second Echelon

The Third Echelon

The Fourth Echelon

The Fifth Echelon

The Sixth Echelon

  • Eight Type 056 corvettes: Xinyang (501), Huangshi (502), Qinhuangdao (505), Jingmen (506), Tongren (507), Qujing (508), Hanzhong (520).

The Seventh Echelon

  • Type 094 submarine.
    Type 094 submarine.
  • Type 039 submarine.
    Type 039 submarine.
  • Kunming (DDG-172).
    Kunming (DDG-172).
  • Hefei (DDG-174).
    Hefei (DDG-174).
  • Changchun (DDG-150).
    Changchun (DDG-150).
  • Zhengzhou (DDG-151).
    Zhengzhou (DDG-151).
  • Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning.
    Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning.
  • Changbai Shan (LSD-989).
    Changbai Shan (LSD-989).
  • Kunlunshan (LSD-998)
    Kunlunshan (LSD-998)

References

  1. ^ "Superpower: China Claims This is Biggest Naval Parade in 600 Years". 16 April 2018.
  2. ^ "China holds 'biggest ever' naval drill in disputed S China Sea". aljazeera. 2018-04-13. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. ^ 中国有史以来最强舰队南海受阅 6天后去台海军演. iFeng (in Chinese). 2018-04-13.
  4. ^ 中国在南海进行最大规模海上阅兵 向世界宣示5大信号. sina (in Chinese). 2018-04-13.
  5. ^ Ben Westcott; Steven Jiang; Serenitie Wang (2018-04-13). "Xi Jinping inspects massive navy parade in South China Sea". Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  6. ^ "President Xi reviews navy in South China Sea". cri. 2018-04-13. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  7. ^ 习近平在南海海域检阅了哪些海军装备？. youth.cn (in Chinese). 2018-04-13.
  8. ^ JESSE JOHNSON (2018-04-13). "Xi shows off China's naval might with largest fleet review since 1949". The Japan Times. More than half of the vessels were commissioned after the Communist Party's National Congress in 2012, when Xi became the party's general secretary.