On October 13, 2025, local time, the Chinese naval hospital ship Silk Road Ark arrives in Tonga for a seven-day visit, during which it will provide medical services and conduct cultural exchanges and other activities. The picture shows that the Tongan side held a welcoming ceremony at the dock.
当地时间13日，中国海军“丝路方舟”号医院船抵达汤加，开展为期7天的医疗卫生服务和文化交流等活动。图为汤方在码头举行欢迎仪式。
NUKU'ALOFA, Oct. 13 -- On October 13, local time, the hospital ship Silk Road Ark attached to the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), which is on the Mission Harmony 2025, arrived at Vuna Wharf of the Port of Nuku'alofa in Tonga for a seven-day visit, during which it will provide medical services and conduct cultural exchanges and other activities. This is the fourth time that a Chinese naval hospital ship carried out the "Mission Harmony" in Tonga.
努库阿洛法10月13日电 当地时间13日上午，正在执行“和谐使命-2025”任务的中国海军“丝路方舟”号医院船抵达汤加努库阿洛法乌纳码头，开展为期7天的医疗卫生服务和文化交流等活动。这是执行“和谐使命”系列任务的中国海军医院船第四次到访汤加。
At 10:00 a.m., the hospital ship Silk Road Ark, decorated with the national flags of China and Tonga, pulled into the Vuna Wharf of the Port of Nuku'alofa in Tonga. The Tongan side held a grand welcoming ceremony at the dock. The acting Prime Minister and military and political dignitaries of Tonga, the Chinese Ambassador to Tonga, the local people, overseas Chinese, representatives of Chinese-funded institutions, among others, came to the dock to welcome the ship.
上午10时，“丝路方舟”号医院船悬挂中汤两国国旗，驶抵努库阿洛法港的乌纳码头。汤方在码头举行了隆重的欢迎仪式，汤加代理首相及军政要员、中国驻汤加大使和当地民众、华侨华人及中资机构代表等在码头迎接。
During the visit in Tonga, the Chinese hospital ship Silk Road Ark will not only provide medical diagnosis and treatment services on the main platform, but also carry out academic exchanges on battlefield injury treatment with Tonga Royal Navy, hold a medical forum jointly with Tongan hospitals, send shipborne helicopters and multiple medical detachments to provide medical outreach services for outer islands and the local communities, and dispatch cultural teams to conduct cultural exchange activities at local schools. Furthermore, the navies of the two countries will hold a joint drill in the sea area off the port.
访问汤加期间，“丝路方舟”号医院船除在医院船主平台提供诊疗服务外，还将与汤加海军进行战伤救护学术交流，与汤加医院举行医学论坛，派出舰载直升机和多支医疗分队前往外岛和当地社区开展巡诊，派出文化分队赴当地学校开展文化交流等。此外，两国海军将在港外海域举行联合演练。
When Tonga was hit by a natural disaster caused by a volcanic eruption in January 2022, the Chinese PLAN dispatched a taskforce to deliver over 1,400 tons of disaster relief supplies to Tonga. The Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark visited the country in 2014, 2018, and 2023, providing medical services for more than 15,000 local people in total.
2022年1月，汤加遭受火山喷发自然灾害。中国海军派舰艇编队运送1400余吨救灾物资驰援汤加。“和平方舟”号医院船曾于2014年、2018年、2023年成功访问汤加，为当地提供医疗服务15000多人次。
On October 13, 2025, the Chinese naval hospital ship Silk Road Ark arrives in Tonga for a seven-day visit, during which it will provide medical services and conduct cultural exchanges and other activities. The picture shows that the local people and overseas Chinese welcomed the ship at the dock.
当地时间13日，中国海军“丝路方舟”号医院船抵达汤加，开展为期7天的医疗卫生服务和文化交流等活动。图为当地民众、华侨华人在码头热烈迎接。
On October 13, 2025, the Chinese naval hospital ship Silk Road Ark arrives in Tonga for a seven-day visit, during which it will provide medical services and conduct cultural exchanges and other activities. The picture shows that the Chinese service members manned the rails, waving to the welcoming crowd.
当地时间13日，中国海军“丝路方舟”号医院船抵达汤加，开展为期7天的医疗卫生服务和文化交流等活动。图为中方官兵整齐列队，向群众挥手致意。
On October 13, 2025, the Chinese naval hospital ship Silk Road Ark arrives in Tonga for a seven-day visit, during which it will provide medical services and conduct cultural exchanges and other activities. The picture shows that the Chinese service members manned the rails, waving to the welcoming crowd.
当地时间13日，中国海军“丝路方舟”号医院船抵达汤加，开展为期7天的医疗卫生服务和文化交流等活动。图为中方官兵整齐列队，向群众挥手致意。