China’s huge navy is expanding at breakneck speed

Laura BickerChina correspondent, Dalian, China

BBC A young man is smiling at the camera as he fishes on the dock. He is weating a sun hat, spectacles and a white t-shirt over a full-sleeved shirt. He has a watch on his left hand, wihich is holding the black fishing rod. 

Behind him is a long blue ship, with the letters C. M L on it in white. There are large cranes hovering over the vessel.     BBC

Chinese shipyards, among the world’s most productive, are giving the country a critcial edge in the oceans

“Socialism is good…” a pensioner warbles into a portable karaoke mic, slightly off-key…

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