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Show j CHINA DESIRES TO BUILD MODERN NAVY ; PEKING. July 19. t By The Associated Asso-ciated Press). China desires to build' IS modern navy for defense purposes juonly and won id welcome tho aid of American naval experts in planning modern .bait le craft. Minister of Ma-irlne Ma-irlne LI Ting-Ilsln said tonight at I 'dinner jflven here In honor of p Jtary Edwin Denby of the American I navy department. la Tlng-IIsln added that when Chins , becanio a progressive nation an efficient ef-ficient navy would b'" essential to patrol pa-trol her coast for defensive purposes. Secretary Denby replied to the adr (dress without referring to the appeal for American aid in building a navy. H" expressed the pood wbfhesj of America Am-erica for China's welfare and said Americans Am-ericans regarded an active navy aa a i factor In promoting peace. |