Chinese sailors make observation with optical devices in a coordinated navigation and communication drill in the waters of Cambodia on March 19. (Photo by Liu Jinyu)
3月19日，中方成员进行瞭望观察。
PHNOM PENH, March 20 -- The PLA Navy's amphibious dock landing ship Jinggangshan, which was on duty to deliver the Chinese participating troops for the China-Cambodia joint exercise Golden Dragon-2023, together with two patrol crafts from the Royal Cambodian Navy, conducted a coordinated navigation and communication drill in the waters of Cambodia on March 19.
金边，3月20日 -- 当地时间3月19日上午，正在投送参加中柬“金龙-2023”联演中方参演部队的海军井冈山舰，与柬埔寨王家军海军两艘巡逻艇，在柬埔寨海域进行了一场海上协同航行与通信演练。
At around 7:00 am, the ship Jinggangshan, which just arrived in the Cambodian waters after nearly 100-hour sailing for about 1300 nautical miles, met with two patrol crafts of the Cambodian Royal Navy.
上午7时许，经过近100个小时、约1300海里的航行，刚刚抵达柬埔寨海域的井冈山舰首先与柬王家军海军两艘巡逻艇进行了海上汇合与识别。
Then, with the ship Jinggangshan as the datum ship, the three ships cooperated with each other and completed, in succession, the formation training at the predetermined course and speed, as well as the communication drill while maneuvering towards the designated sea area.
在随后的协同航行演练中，以井冈山舰为基准舰，中柬3艘舰艇相互配合，按照预定的航向、航速，有序完成了单横队、单纵队和掩护队形等队形转换训练。在通信演练中，双方舰艇一面向指定海域机动，一面进行通信操演。
At around 8:20 am, the maritime coordination drill successfully concluded with the separation of the Chinese ship Jinggangshan and the Cambodian patrol crafts. Subsequently, the ship Jinggangshan docked at the Sihanoukville Port in Cambodia.
8时20分许，随着中方井冈山舰与柬方巡逻艇分航，此次海上协同演练圆满结束。随后，井冈山舰靠泊柬埔寨西哈努克港。
It is reported that this is the first maritime training exercise between the Chinese and Cambodian militaries. Both sides had conducted multiple consultations on the plan of training courses earlier, laying a good foundation for the successful completion of the exercise.
据悉，这是中柬两军首次开展海上演练。前期，中柬双方就课目演练方案、舰艇协同计划进行多次磋商，为圆满完成此次演练打下了良好基础。
A Chinese naval officer communicates with her Cambodian counterpart during a coordinated navigation and communication drill in the waters of Cambodia on March 19. (Photo by Gao Yi)
3月19日，中方成员在中柬“金龙-2023”联演中演练通信联络课目。
