China, France to hold joint naval exercises

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QINGDAO, March 12 (Xinhuanet) -- A French naval fleet arrived in Qingdao, a port city in east China's Shandong province, Friday morning for joint naval exercises with the North China Sea Fleet of the People's Liberation Army Navy to be held on March 16.

The two-warship fleet with 322 crew members aboard includes an anti-submarine-warfare destroyer Latouche-Treville and a light frigate Commandant Birot.

Chinese guided missile destroyer Harbin, replenishment ship Hongze Lake and shipboard helicopter Dolphin will work with the French warships for the first naval drills in the nontraditional security area between China and France.
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French navy warships arrive for joint exercise: Photos
A French naval fleet arrived in Qingdao, a port city in east China's Shandong province, on March 12 for joint naval exercises with the North China Sea Fleet of the People's Liberation Army Navy to be held on March 16.

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QINGDAO, March 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Two Chinese naval warships and two French warships ended a joint maritime drill Tuesday afternoon off the coast of Qingdao, a port city in east China's Shandong province.

The two navies successfully conducted fleet formation changes, fleet formation, shipboard helicopter flying and landing at sea, replenishment exercises at sea, communications and search-and-rescue exercises in the one-day drill. (...)

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Chinesisch-französisches Marinemanöver


In den Territorialgewässern vor der ostchinesischen Küstenstadt Qingdao hat am Dienstag ein chinesisch-französisches Marinemanöver begonnen. Es ist das bislang größte gemeinsame Manöver der chinesischen Marine mit ausländischen Verbänden.

Im Mittelpunkt der Seeübung stehen u.a. die Kommunikation zwischen Formationen von Kriegsschiffen und die gemeinsame Suche und Bergung von Schiffbrüchigen. An der Übung sind ungefähr 700 Offiziere und Matrosen der chinesischen und der französischen Marine beteiligt.

(CRI/China.org.cn, 17. März 2004)