QINGDAO, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao sought Thursday to reassure the international community over China's rising military strength before presiding over a naval display highlighting Beijing's ambitions of becoming a major sea power.
In remarks to U.S. and other foreign naval commanders, Hu repeated China's standard position that it would never threaten other nations or seek regional dominance.
***China's military, including the fast modernizing navy, "will always be a force for the preservation of world peace and advancement of common development," Hu said.
***Code for: "We are now stronger than you and we will be in San Francisco harbor in a couple of months."











