Chinese navy to mark 60th anniversary

Officials from 29 nations are also due to attend, including the US chief of naval operations, and the Russian navy commander-in-chief.

Mexican naval soldiers stand on the masts of their military  ship upon its arrival at the Qingdao port in east China's  Shandong province, April 18, 2009. [Xinhua]

The ceremony, which will include a fleet parade and a sampan race, will mark the founding of the People's Liberation Army's navy on April 23, 1949, Xinhua said, months before the People's Republic of China was formally established in October.