The Chinese PLA Navy holds a grand maritime parade in the South China Sea on Tuesday morning. It is the largest naval parade ever carried out by the Chinese PLA Navy, with 48 ships and 76 aircraft taking part in. Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), inspected the whole event. (ChinaMil / Photo by Mo Xiaoliang)
