BEIJING, April 19 -- The 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) will be held from April 21 to 24 in China's port city of Qingdao, and will be hosted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, according to an official statement released Wednesday.
Delegations of navies and maritime defense departments of 29 countries, including Australia, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom will attend the symposium.
The symposium will hold a seminar under the theme of "seas of shared future," inviting naval leaders to discuss topics such as the global security initiative and maritime peace and tranquility; maritime security cooperation and international-law-based maritime order; and extensive consultat...