Captain Rashid Zafar Cheema, commander of Pakistan's frigate Shamsheer, speaks to reporters upon his arrival in Qiangdao, East China's Shandong province, April 20. Pakistan was invited as one of the three observers of the 14th annual meeting of the Western Pacific Naval Symposium, which the PLA's navy is expected to launch on April 22. (Peng Yining/China Daily) |