Thursday, August 1, 2013

ecns [expanded by feedex.net]: PLA Navy training ship to visit ROK, Malaysia

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PLA Navy training ship to visit ROK, Malaysia
http://www.ecns.cn/military/2013/08-01/75658.shtml
Aug 1st 2013, 08:09

2013-08-01 17:09


A training vessel of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy set sail from China on Thursday for a visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Malaysia.


The ship Zheng He left a military port in northeast China's Liaoning Province and will visit an ROK port from Aug. 4 to 7 and a Malaysian port from Aug. 16 to 19, said Jiang Guoping, commander of the mission.


During its 40-day voyage, the ship will also patrol the islands and reefs in the waters around the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea, Jiang added.


A total of 362 officers and soldiers are onboard Zheng He, and among them 152 are students from the Dalian Naval Academy. They will carry out at-sea training and practice during the trip.


Named after the famous Chinese navigator of more than 500 years ago, the Zheng He ship is the first ocean-going training vessel designed and built by China independently.


It has been in commission for 26 years.





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