By Xue Fei and Liang Lihu
卡拉奇2月18日电：当地时间2月15日至16日，由导弹驱逐舰贵阳舰、导弹护卫舰枣庄舰和综合补给舰东平湖舰组成的中国海军舰艇编队，在巴基斯坦卡拉奇近海海域，完成“和平-21”多国海军联演海上阶段演习。
KARACHI, Pakistan, Feb. 18 -- A fleet of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy composed of the guided-missile destroyer Guiyang (Hull 119), the missile frigate Zaozhuang (Hull 542) and the comprehensive supply ship Dongpinghu (Hull 960) , completed the maritime drill of the multinational naval exercise “Peace-21,” in the waters off Karachi, Pakistan, running from February 15 to 16 local time.
“和平-21”多国海军联演于当地时间2月11日开幕。15日至16日，中国海军舰艇编队同其他国家参演舰船、飞机，围绕编队运动、海上搜救、直升机编队飞行、海上实弹射击等科目展开演练，并参加国际海上阅舰式。
The multinational naval exercise “Peace-21” kicked off on February 11, local time. From February 15 to 16, the PLA Navy fleet, together with participating vessels and aircraft from other countries, has carried out drills on training tasks including formation maneuver, maritime search and rescue, helicopter formation flying, and live-firing at sea, and also participated in the fleet review at sea.
15日上午10时，中国海军舰艇编队在指定海域和其他国家参演舰艇会合。随后，参演舰艇进行了航行补给演练和反海盗演练。
At 10 am on February 15, the PLA Navy fleet rendezvoused with other counterparts in the designated waters, and conducted underway replenishment drill and anti-piracy drill afterward.
15日下午至16日上午，中国海军舰艇编队和巴基斯坦、俄罗斯、美国、英国等国家的舰艇进行了编队运动、海上搜救等科目的演练。
From the afternoon of February 15 to early February16, the PLA Navy fleet carried out drills on tasks such as formation maneuver and maritime search and rescue with vessels from Pakistan, Russia, the US, the UK, and other countries.
在随后举行的海上阅舰式上，参演舰艇组成单纵队行进。我参演舰艇悬挂国际礼仪旗组，官兵们军容严整，在甲板上分区列队接受检阅。至此，“和平-21”多国海军联演落下帷幕。
In the subsequent naval fleet review, the participating vessels marched in a single file, among which, the warship involved from the PLA Navy was inspected with sailors manning the rails on deck. The fleet review marked the ending of this joint naval exercise.
参加此次演习的中国海军舰艇编队指挥员万军表示，此次演习加强了与相关国家海军的专业交流与友好互动，提高了应对多种安全威胁的能力，彰显了共同应对风险挑战，维护地区海上和平、繁荣、稳定的决心和信心。
Wan Jun, commander of the PLA Navy fleet, said that the exercise served to strengthen the PLAN’s professional exchanges and friendly interactions with navies of other countries, and improve their capability to respond to multiple security threats and safeguard maritime peace of the region.
