And when the commander of the navy in 1982 laid out his plans for China to become a world sea power, he did not expect his goal to be realised before 2040.

They dispatched a report to the field commander .

At the briefing before we took off to bomb the Germans, our commander told us it would probably be a tough flight.

China could actually turn Varyag into an active military warship, since he is badly deteriorated.

The commander made a detailed study of the terrain.