China, France to hold joint naval exercises

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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. (...)