Happy birthday, People’s Navy!

Today is the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Navy

More than 70 years

They cut through the waves and headed for the deep blue

Let us wish the People's Navy

Happy birthday!

Work hard and move forward courageously

Heroic People's Navy

Starting from a village on the Yangtze River

Cross streams, rivers, and rapids along the way

73 years of ups and downs

Compose a song

A magnificent war song of a strong army

The first navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was born

73 years ago today

Chinese People's Liberation Army East China Military Region Navy

Established in Baima Temple, Taizhou, Jiangsu

From now on

In the Chinese People's Liberation Army

A new military branch emerged

——People's Navy

March 17, 1950

Newly appointed Navy Commander Xiao Jinguang

Rushed to Liugong Island for inspection

The entourage rented a small boat from a local fisherman

The high-spirited commander

Being "ridiculed" by fishermen

"You, a naval commander, still want to rent my fishing boat?"

Fishermen's jokes

But it is the "pain" in the hearts of naval pioneers

February 1953

Chairman Mao Zedong inspected the naval fleet

Wrote five identical inscriptions for five ships

"In order to oppose imperialist aggression

We need to build a strong navy!"

1980

Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army

General Liu Huaqing visits the US aircraft carrier

The U.S. military used confidentiality as an excuse

Don't let us touch the facilities on the aircraft carrier

Ask us to keep a certain distance to watch

To get more details

General Liu Huaqing stood on tiptoe like a primary school student

From the Harbor to the Deep Blue

"The bleak autumn wind blows again, and the world has changed."

Since the establishment of the People's Navy in 1949

From the small fleet of the White Horse Temple

Escort fleet to the Gulf of Aden

From the liberation of Yijiangshan Island to the evacuation of Chinese nationals from Yemen

From small fishing boats to dual aircraft carriers

…

The People's Navy Moves from the Harbor to the Deep Blue

Full of confidence and with firm steps!

“A nine-story tower starts with a pile of earth.”

73 years

Aircraft carriers enter service, flying sharks spread their wings, escort missions in the Gulf of Aden...

The People's Navy has grown from nothing to something, from small to large, from weak to strong

It has developed into a multi-service synthetic

A modernized maritime armed force with dual nuclear and conventional warfare capabilities

On the road to becoming a world-class navy

September 25, 2012

Liaoning enters service

We have our own aircraft carrier.

This dream

Dreaming for nearly a hundred years

April 26, 2017

The first domestically-made aircraft carrier was launched

China has spent many years preparing for this day.

April 12, 2018

South China Sea Military Parade

The largest naval parade in the history of New China

48 warships surge

76 fighter jets take to the sky

December 17, 2019

China's first domestically-built aircraft carrier "Shandong" delivered to the Navy

The People's Navy has since entered the "dual aircraft carrier era"

January 12, 2020

Independently developed in my country

The first Type 055 10,000-ton destroyer

Nanchang Ship Enters Service

April 23, 2021

The Hainan ship was handed over and commissioned at a military port in Sanya, Hainan

From then on, the Hainan ship became a member of the People's Navy.

Hainan, hull number 31

It is as high as a 15-story building.

The height is almost the same as that of Shandong and Liaoning.

There is a large through deck on the Hainan ship.

The area is equivalent to 20 standard basketball courts

As my country's independently developed

The first amphibious assault ship

Hainan and Guangxi ships are accelerating their combat effectiveness

To enhance my country's amphibious combat capabilities

Improve the combat system

A milestone in significance

now

The People's Navy has five major arms, both nuclear and conventional

It gave China a history of having no maritime defense

End forever

On land, chariots line up in formation and the iron stream rushes

In the sky, the silver wings are flying and fighting fiercely

At sea, fleets ride high in the waves

Underwater, the dragon forges a deep-sea iron fist

The coastline, the long sword is sharpened and full of energy

Loyalty, the basic belief of the People's Navy

Located in the Naval Museum in Qingdao, Shandong

A shrapnel removed from the brain of combat hero Mai Xiande

Lying quietly in the display case, accepting visitors' admiration

Shrapnel is speechless

But it shows that "Steel Warrior"

Internalized Loyalty and Faith

The Naval Museum will open soon according to the new requirements

Mai Xiande, who came to visit, wrote a message

“We must listen to the Party.

Defend the motherland and the country forever! "

Listening to the Party and following the Party's lead is Mai Xiande's lifelong commitment

It is also the belief in the hearts of every naval soldier.

May 2017

In accordance with the unified deployment of the Central Military Commission

At a military port in Dalian, Liaoning

Luoyang Ship, stationed for more than 10 years

The entire unit was relocated to Sanya, Hainan

Because of faith

Under a command

The soldiers did not hesitate

Pack your backpack and go

“Go wherever the Party tells you to go

We should do whatever the Party tells us to do!"

Because of faith

Zhang Chao, the "pioneer of the strong army pursuing dreams in the sea and sky", saved the fighter plane

Unfortunately, he died heroically

In the last moments of life

What he never forgets is still his beloved carrier-based aircraft career

Because of faith

Thousands of sailors risked their lives

One after another

Striving to develop the sea

New Year's Eve 2020

Medical team formed by the Naval Medical University

Rushing to the COVID-19 epidemic without hesitation

The raging river city of Wuhan

Navy medical personnel battle the virus day and night

Demonstrates unswerving loyalty to the Party and the people

Xie Weifen, the "pioneer in white"

"Hardcore Head Nurse" Chen Jing

"The Girl with the Marks of Strangling" Sun Qing...

The faces of the navy who risked their lives to charge forward

Engraved in the memory of countless Chinese people

Transformation is the only way to become stronger at sea

From 1840 to 1949, more than 100 years

The world powers invaded China from the sea 479 times

"Those who face the sea prosper, those who turn their backs on the sea decline.

If you cannot control the sea, you will be controlled by the sea."

This is a lesson that history has taught the Chinese nation.

April 23, 2021

Navy's three main combat ships

Long March 18, Dalian, Hainan

Centralized handover and access

Three national heavy equipment were delivered at the same time

Created a new speed for the People's Navy to commission new ships

These years

New equipment and cutting-edge weapons continue to be equipped to the Navy

Major national weapons are unveiled

Dazzling

Shandong, the first domestically-built aircraft carrier

New strategic nuclear submarine

10,000-ton destroyer

Amphibious assault ship

Comprehensive supply ships and other ships are intensively added

Carrier-based fighter jets delivered in batches

New members added to the family of early warning aircraft and ship-borne helicopters

New anti-submarine patrol aircraft

It makes up for the shortcomings of the People's Navy's anti-submarine warfare...

Through the "Military Hot Search Lists"

Leading with the fourth generation of equipment

The third generation of equipment

A modernized People's Navy is taking shape

Marine Corps Light Mechanized Infantry Company

He had fought in more than 300 battles during the war years.

52 first-class heroes emerged

Awarded the title of “Youth Pioneer Company”

Honorary title of "Liangshan Combat Hero Company"

From land to sea

From Motorized Walking to Amphibious

The organization, equipment, and mission are completely different

The new field makes the old company

A fundamental change is necessary

Complete the “leap to a new quality”

From small boats to huge ships

From the coast to the deep blue

From individual to system

As aviation forces move from shore-based to ship-based

Marine Corps moves toward all-domain warfare

The transformation of the navy is in constant fission and aggregation

Achieve more leapfrog development

Victory, the ability to stop war with force

"XX country military aircraft

I am a member of the People's Navy Air Force

You are approaching Chinese airspace

Please leave immediately!"

Over the South China Sea

Chen Chuanbin, a pilot from a brigade of the Southern Theater Command Naval Aviation Force

Driving a fighter jet to force foreign fighter jets to leave

This is a tense standoff that occurred in the airspace of the South China Sea not long ago.

For naval aviation

This situation has become the norm

History will not repeat itself

But how similar

April 1, 2001

In a confrontation like this

"Sea and Sky Guardian" Wang Wei defends the motherland's airspace

He was hit by a US plane and was forced to parachute into the sea and died heroically

21 years

The affectionate cry of "81192, please return"

Continues to echo between sea and sky

In the face of threats, the only way to win is through force.

now

In the South China Sea, in the East China Sea, in the Taiwan Strait

Warships patrol day and night

Fighter planes patrol back and forth

To protect the motherland's sea and air

Peace and reunion with thousands of lights

Peace and the pursuit of shared future

Early 2022

An environmental disaster caused by a volcanic eruption

Sweeping the South Pacific island nation of Tonga

The local people suffered greatly from the disaster.

On January 31, at the request of the Kingdom of Tonga

The Navy's Wuzhishan and Chaganhu ships formed a formation

More than 1,400 tons of

All urgently needed supplies were delivered to the disaster area in a timely manner

December 26, 2008

The fleet consists of the Wuhan, Haikou and Weishanhu warships.

The first escort fleet of the Navy has started

The “Escort Era” of the People’s Navy

13 years

The People's Navy has dispatched more than 100 ships in 40 batches

Participating in escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters

Completed 1,480 escort missions for more than 7,000 Chinese and foreign ships

Rescue and escort nearly 100 ships of various types

Foreign ships account for more than 50% of the total

November 2013

Super Typhoon Haiyan hits the Philippines

The People's Navy's Peace Ark hospital ship rushed to the rescue

April 2021

Indonesian Navy submarine Nangara wrecked

The People's Navy dispatched ships to relevant waters

Assisting Indonesia in rescue operations

On the path of spreading great love

The Peace Ark hospital ship has been sent abroad 9 times

More than 240,000 nautical miles

Serving 43 countries and regions, more than 230,000 people

Even this sudden outbreak of COVID-19

The People's Navy did not back down.

Sending many doctors abroad to fight the epidemic

Actively provide international humanitarian services

A series of actions let the world see

The increasingly powerful People's Navy

Not only is it protecting the peace of our motherland’s seas and skies,

This peace army has also made important contributions to world peace.

On the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Navy

The fleet on the sea is like a rainbow

Eagles soar in the sky

Ground Armor Rush

The People's Navy has come all the way from Baima Temple

We are packing our bags and setting off again

73 years of hard work

73 years of ups and downs

73 years of striving for maritime development

Dreams ahead

The road is under your feet

Deep Blue is calling

People's Navy

Towards the sea of ​​stars

Keep riding the waves!

Comprehensive sources: Communist Youth League Central Committee, China Military Network, Legal Daily, Learning Corps, People's Navy, China Youth Daily Client, Weibo @People's Daily, etc.