The 25th Chinese naval escort taskforce completed its five-day friendly visit to New Zealand and departed from the Port of Auckland in New Zealand on June 19.
The 25th Chinese naval escort taskforce sailed into the Port of Auckland in New Zealand under the guidance of pilot of the RNZN, on the morning of June 15, local time, to begin a five-day goodwill visit.
Spanish Navy Rear Admiral Rafael Fernández-Pintado Muñoz-Rojas, also commander of the EU CTF-465, paid a cross-deck visit to the guided-missile frigate Huanggang of the 26th Chinese naval escort taskforce on the morning of June 13.
China handed over three suspected pirates captured in an rescue operation on a Tuvaluan cargo ship hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden to the authorities in Somalia on May 5, said the Information Bureau of China's MND on Thursday.
The Chinese PLA Navy will continue escort missions, a long-term task, Yang Yujun, spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense said at a press briefing on Thursday.
