BEIJING, Apr. 18 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy will host the 19th biennial meeting of the Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) in Qingdao City, Shandong Province from April 21 to 24. The navies (maritime defense departments) from 29 countries including Australia, Cambodia, Chile, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, the ROK, Russia, the US, Pakistan and the UK will send delegations to attend the meeting.
北京4月18日电 4月21日至24日，中国海军将在山东青岛承办西太平洋海军论坛第19届年会，包括澳大利亚、柬埔寨、智利、法国、印度、印度尼西亚、日本、韩国、俄罗斯、美国、巴基斯坦、英国等29个国家的海军（海上防务部门）将派代表团参会。
During the event, the PLA Navy will hold a high-level workshop, which covers three sub-topics: Global Security Initiative and maritime peace and tranquility, maritime security cooperation and international law-based maritime order, and global maritime governance and shared growth through discussion and collaboration. Several foreign naval leaders will be invited to address on these topics. The Chinese naval leaders will also hold bilateral meetings with delegations from relevant countries.
期间，海军将举行高层研讨会，设“全球安全倡议与海洋和平安宁”“海上安全合作与国际法为基础的海洋秩序”“共商共建共享与全球海洋治理”3个分议题，邀请部分外国海军领导人围绕议题讨论发言；海军领导还将与有关国家代表团举行双边会见。
China's holding of this WPNS biennial meeting exemplifies the concrete efforts of the Chinese Navy in implementing the concept of building a maritime community with a shared future, and aims to strengthen exchanges, enhance mutual trust and deepen cooperation with other participating nations and make fresh and substantial contributions to jointly tackling maritime security threats and challenges and safeguarding regional peace and stability.
中国举办此次论坛年会，是中国海军践行构建海洋命运共同体理念的实际行动，旨在与论坛各国加强交流、增进互信、深化合作，为共同应对海上安全威胁和挑战、共同守护地区和平稳定作出新的更大贡献。
Meanwhile, this year also marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese PLA Navy. Around April 23, the Chinese Navy will organize a series of activities in naval barracks and cities with naval troops stationed including Beijing, Qingdao, Ningbo and Zhanjiang, such as the national flag raising ceremony, the ceremony honoring the naval heroes, barracks and ships opening, and outdoor theme light display.
同时，今年也是中国人民解放军海军成立75周年，4月23日前后，海军将在北京、青岛、宁波、湛江等驻地城市和部队营区组织隆重升国旗仪式、致敬人民海军英雄仪式、军营和舰艇开放、城市户外主题灯光展示等系列活动。
