国家主席、中央军委主席胡锦涛23日上午在青岛会见了应邀前来参加中国人民解放军海军成立60周年庆典活动的巴西等29国海军代表团团长，代表中国政府和军队向参加庆典活动的各国海军官兵表示热烈欢迎。

　　China's armed forces, including the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, will always be an important force in safeguarding world peace and development, and China will never be a threat to other nations, Chinese President Hu Jintao said here Thursday.

　　China would never seek hegemony, nor would it turn to military expansion or arms races with other nations, President Hu, also chairman of the Central Military Commission, said during a meeting with heads of 29 foreign navy delegations.

　　The delegations were here to participate in celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy.

　　Hu said China will unswervingly stick to the road of peaceful development, which demands China to adhere to its defensive national defense policy.

　　The road of peaceful development is a strategic choice made by the Chinese government and people in the line of the nation's peace-loving traditional culture, the trend of our times and the fundamental interests of China, Hu said.

　　He noted that cooperation and exchanges between naval forces of different countries are key to build a "harmonious ocean," which is the theme of the anniversary celebrations.

　　The PLA Navy had carried out a series of cooperation and exchange missions with its foreign counterparts and enhanced friendship and mutual understanding since China began its reform and opening up drive, Hu said.

　　The PLA Navy will be more open and practical in international maritime security cooperation in the future and unremittingly work towards the goal of building an harmonious ocean, Hu continued.