by Xinhua writer Chen Shilei
BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua) -- In history, the rise of big powers was realized via expansion and aggression. But today, the rise of China is an exception. It is peaceful.
Unfortunately, the West never abandons its illusion about the so-called threat from China and sticks to its prejudice against China's moves of benign intention.
China launched a new aircraft carrier on Wednesday in a shipyard in Dalian of Liaoning province in northeastern China. It was the first home-made aircraft carrier of the country.
The launch of the indigenous carrier aims to enhance China's role as a defender of peace and stability in the region and the world at large.
However, the move was viewed by some Western observers as a "display of power" and an effort to "get China in the aircraft carrier game." Some media reports even compared the Chinese carrier with its U.S. peers.
On the contrary, for China, a country which strictly abides by a national defense policy that is defensive in nature, it has no intentions to project its military might to deter any country within the region and globally.
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PacificSentinel: The people's of Tibet, Xinjiang, Taiwan & those around the South China Sea would have different point's of view & so much for the "West" category in the title of this story.