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Two Chinese Navy training vessels
have embarked on a visit to India and
three other Asian countries for
training in distant waters.
Zhenghe and Weifang, left Dalian port
yesterday for a 56-day visit to India,
Myanmar, Indonesia and Vietnam.
They were expected to visit Eastern
Naval Command at Visakhapatnam.
The fleet, under the command of Han
Xiaohu, assistant to the Chinese chief
of naval operations, is scheduled to
cross the Miyako Strait, the Malacca
Strait and Sund Strait, covering a total
of 12,000 nautical miles, state-run
Xinhua reported.
The sailors on the fleet will hold
exchange programmes with their
counterparts from the countries they
visit, which include inviting foreign
military students on board to eat and
live with the Chinese sailors for
several days.
The vessels are on a voyage for
training in distant waters.
Between April and September 2012,
Zhenghe completed a global voyage,
paying calls to 14 countries and
regions.
China'smissile frigate, Weifang, with a
displacement of 4,000 tonnes, mainly
shoulders the responsibility of
cooperative air defence, sea patrols
and ocean convoys.
Indian ship INS Shivalik visited China's
Qingdao port last month to take part in
the 65th anniversary celebrations of
the Chinese navy.
Shivalik, along with three other Indian
ships, visited Shanghai last year on a
goodwill tour.
have embarked on a visit to India and
three other Asian countries for
training in distant waters.
Zhenghe and Weifang, left Dalian port
yesterday for a 56-day visit to India,
Myanmar, Indonesia and Vietnam.
They were expected to visit Eastern
Naval Command at Visakhapatnam.
The fleet, under the command of Han
Xiaohu, assistant to the Chinese chief
of naval operations, is scheduled to
cross the Miyako Strait, the Malacca
Strait and Sund Strait, covering a total
of 12,000 nautical miles, state-run
Xinhua reported.
The sailors on the fleet will hold
exchange programmes with their
counterparts from the countries they
visit, which include inviting foreign
military students on board to eat and
live with the Chinese sailors for
several days.
The vessels are on a voyage for
training in distant waters.
Between April and September 2012,
Zhenghe completed a global voyage,
paying calls to 14 countries and
regions.
China'smissile frigate, Weifang, with a
displacement of 4,000 tonnes, mainly
shoulders the responsibility of
cooperative air defence, sea patrols
and ocean convoys.
Indian ship INS Shivalik visited China's
Qingdao port last month to take part in
the 65th anniversary celebrations of
the Chinese navy.
Shivalik, along with three other Indian
ships, visited Shanghai last year on a
goodwill tour.
