“waiting to see it on television were disappointed when state broadcaster China Central Television was unable to provide a live feed of the parade, possibly due to the bad weather and sea conditions. But that did not stop them from enjoying picture reports that arrived a few minutes later”
LPL, classic. Yeah, probably due to VERY BAD weather...
“Between 1840 and 1949, China suffered more than 470 invasions by foreign powers from the sea”
As an aside, pray tell, WHICH invaded the most?
Re: the ship - no mention of propulsion plant? If this thing isn’t nuclear, it’s not going to hold up to ours.