China's 32nd convoy fleet to the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters set sail from a military port in Zhoushan, East China's Zhejiang Province on Thursday, the People's Liberation Army Navy official WeChat account announced that same day.
2019-04-04 17:48In 2008, a naval graffito was left by a country on the harbor embankment in Djibouti. Since then various navies including the Chinese Navy have followed suit.
2019-03-18 18:51The Comprehensive supply ship Luomahu of the 31st Chinese naval escort taskforce successfully rescued sick fisherman Huang Shunzu of a Fujian-based fishing vessel at 10:20 a.m. on February 27, local time
2019-03-01 18:29The amphibious dock landing ship Kunlunshan (Hull 998) of the 31st Chinese naval escort taskforce successfully deterred six approaching suspected pirate boats during its escorting mission in the Gulf of Aden on January 22nd,ensuring the safety of the merchant ship.
2019-01-25 17:49A Chinese naval escort fleet, composed of three vessels, arrived in Manila on Thursday for a five-day friendly visit to the Philippines, according to the Chinese Navy.
2019-01-18 01:09On January 2nd, 2019 (local time), the 31st Chinese naval escort taskforce successfully escorted three foreign ships including the "Hexu Huanle" into the safe zones in western Gulf of Aden .
2019-01-03 18:00As of December 24, 2018, the Chinese navy has sent 31 escort fleets, 100 ships, 67 shipborne helicopters and more than 26,000 soldiers to escort more than 6,600 Chinese and foreign ships over the past decade.
2019-01-02 00:21China's naval fleets have escorted 3,400 foreign ships over the past 10 years, around 51.5 percent of the total escorted, according to a Ministry of National Defense statement.
2019-01-02 00:11On the morning of December 24, the 31st Chinese naval escort taskforce arrived in the waters at the eastern Gulf of Aden as scheduled after an uninterrupted voyage of 15 days and nights, where it met the 30th escort taskforce.
2018-12-26 17:43The 31st fleet from the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy has left the port city of Zhanjiang in south China's Guangdong Province for the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia to escort civilian ships.
2018-12-09 23:45A Chinese naval fleet of three warships returned to a naval base in Zhoushan, on Thursday after ending escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters.
2018-10-04 20:30The 30th Chinese naval escort taskforce set out for the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somali from a naval port in Qingdao of east China's Shandong Province on Monday morning to carry out the escort mission.
2018-08-07 17:46The 28th Chinese naval escort taskforce made a technical stop at Port of Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, Indonesia, from July 26 to 29.
2018-07-31 17:06The guided-missile frigate Binzhou (Hull 515) of the 29th Chinese naval escort taskforce arrived at the Port of Brest in France and started its three-day technical stop on July 2, 2018.
2018-07-04 16:35Recently, the guided-missile frigate Xuzhou of the 29th Chinese naval escort taskforce sent medical staff to offer assistance to two ships escorted by them, the Chinese merchant ship "Zhenhua 25" and fishing vessel "Fuyuanyu 8666".
2018-07-03 17:29The 28th Chinese naval escort taskforce left the Port of Simon's Town, Cape Town, South Africa, on Monday morning after a four-day friendly visit.
2018-07-03 16:06The 28th Chinese naval escort taskforce of the Chinese PLA Navy arrived at the Port of Simon's Town, Cape Town, South Africa on Wednesday for a four-day friendly visit.
2018-06-29 10:50The guided-missile frigate Xuzhou of the 29th Chinese naval escort taskforce that was on its escort mission carried out a simulate drill of sending special operations soldiers to rescue hijacked merchant ship in western Gulf of Aden on the morning of June 24, 2018.
2018-06-26 18:13The initial aim of China to participate in escort missions was to gain blue water experience. However, keeping with changes, the Chinese naval escort taskforces have now become the vanguard to protect China’s interests overseas.
2018-06-22 19:36The guided-missile frigate Xuzhou (Hull 530) of the 29th Chinese naval escort taskforce arrived at the Port of Salalah Port on June 16 for a five-day in-port rest and replenishment.
2018-06-19 16:53The 28th escort taskforce of the Chinese PLA Navy left the Douala Port on June 14 after a three-day friendly visit to Cameroon.
2018-06-14 21:57The 28th escort taskforce of the Chinese PLA Navy arrived at Douala Port, Cameroon on Monday, local time, for a three-day friendly visit. This is the second leg of its outgoing visit voyages.
2018-06-12 18:19The 28th Chinese naval escort taskforce consisting of the guided-missile frigates Yancheng and Weifang and the comprehensive supply ship Taihu arrived at the Port of Tema of Ghana on June 4 for a four-day friendly visit.
2018-06-05 20:55The 28th escort taskforce of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy comprising the guided missile frigates Yancheng and Weifang and the comprehensive supply ship Taihu arrived at the Port of Valencia in Spain on May 13 for a three-day technical stop.
2018-05-17 21:02The guided-missile frigate Xuzhou of the 29th escort taskforce of the PLA Navy arrived at the Port of Djibouti on Monday, for five days of rest and replenishment.
2018-05-16 16:54The 28th Chinese naval escort taskforce handed over the mission of escorting merchant ships sailing in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somali coast to its successor, the 29th Chinese naval escort taskforce on Tuesday.
2018-05-02 23:37Another fleet of the Chinese PLA ships out on Thursday to continue its escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia.
2018-04-08 09:11The 29th fleet from Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has left east China's port city Zhoushan for the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somali to escort civilian ships.
2018-04-05 15:09The 27th Chinese naval escort taskforce has returned to China after completing merchant ships escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia and a port visits to three north African nations.
2018-03-20 01:03The comprehensive supply ship Taihu (Hull 889) attached to the 28th Chinese naval escort taskforce successfully escorted the merchant ship "Jinda" to the designated sea area on March 6, local time.
2018-03-08 15:52The 27th Chinese naval escort taskforce consisting of the guided-missile destroyer Haikou, the guided-missile frigate Yueyang and the comprehensive supply ship Qinghaihu arrived at the Port of Cape Town, South Africa, on Feb. 19, for a 2-day technical stop.
2018-02-24 18:18The guided-missile frigate Yancheng (Hull 546) of the 28th Chinese naval escort taskforce set out in west waters off the Gulf of Aden on a mission to escort UNWFP merchant ship SELIN-M at 9 am on Feb. 2, local time.
2018-02-05 16:14The 27th Chinese naval escort taskforce arrived at Casablanca, a port city and also the largest city in Morocco, for a 5-day friendly visit on Wednesday morning.
2018-01-26 23:33The guided-missile frigate Weifang of the 28th Chinese naval escort taskforce expelled one suspected pirate boat at the west waters of the Gulf of Aden on Jan 20, local time.
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