Locals wait for the start of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) naval fleet parade and a fleet review of 21 vessels from 14 foreign countries in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on April 23, 2009. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

　　
Locals wait for the start of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) naval fleet parade and a fleet review of 21 vessels from 14 foreign countries in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on April 23, 2009. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

　　
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's missile destroyer Shijiazhuang is ready to join the PLA naval fleet parade marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on April 23, 2009. (Xinhua/Li Gang)