Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Chinese And U.S. Navies To Conduct Rare Joint Naval Drills

Chinese Type 052 Luhu class (113) Qingdao destroyer (Image from chinesemilitaryreview.blogspot.ru)

China Dispatches Ships For Rare Drills With US Navy -- RT

A task group of three Chinese warships has set off for Hawaii Islands to participate in search-and-rescue training with American Navy, a rare event in US-China naval interaction. Later, People’s Liberation Army ships will visit New Zealand and Australia.

A small task force of the PLA Navy, consisting of the missile destroyer Qingdao, missile frigate Linyi and supply ship Hongzehu (680 officers and sailors altogether) has left the military port of Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong Province, for a grand Pacific voyage and is currently making for Honolulu.

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Update #1: U.S., China hold rare joint naval drills -- CBS/AP
Update #2: Chinese fleet sets sail for series of joint drills -- China Daily

My Comment: Here is an easy prediction .... they are going to be watching each other very closely.








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