17th Chinese naval escort taskforce departs
(Source: China Military Online) 2014-03-25
The picture shows that the officers and men of the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLAN) line up on March 24, 2014 at a naval port in Zhoushan city of east China's Zhejiang province to see the 17th escort taskforce of the PLAN off, which is about to depart.
ZHOUSHAN, March 25 (ChinaMil) -- Approved by the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the 17th escort taskforce of the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLAN) left a naval port in Zhoushan city of east China's Zhejiang province on the morning of March 24, 2014 ahead of schedule for the maritime areas in the Indian Ocean to search and rescue the missing plane of Malaysia Airlines.
It will then sail to the Gulf of Aden and the waters off the Somali coast to take over the escort task from the 16th escort taskforce of the PLAN.
In order to effectively carry out the search and rescue tasks for the missing plane of Malaysia Airlines, the taskforce finished the preparations 10 days earlier than scheduled, worked overtime to complete the materials loading, combat readiness and navigation preparation, carefully planned the search and rescue pre-plan of the taskforce and single-warship, and carried a large number of professional search and rescue equipment and various rescue materials such as ultraviolet disinfection vehicles, portable oxygen machines, health protection clothing and so on.
Sunday, December 29, 2013
China continues fighting pirates off Africa
Citing escalating cost, there were speculations that the China Navy would stop sending ships to the Gulf of Aden as part of an International Counter-Piracy efforts off Somalia. I think the following official news release can put those speculations to rest for now. The Chinese high command still believes the long-term benefits of modern naval diplomacy, deployment opportunities, training and exercises still outweigh the cost of sending ships afar. In addition to hard military benefits, China’s on-going naval mission to fight pirates offers something sorely missing for her military – a good PR story.
For an in depth analysis of China's Anti-piracy Operations in the Gulf of Aden thus far, Dr Andrew Erickson and Austin M. Strange's "No Substitute for Experience" is the best out there, bar none. You can download their article from US Naval War College's China Maritime Studies Institute website here
http://china-defense.blogspot.com/2013/12/citing-escalating-cost-there-were.html
http://www.usnwc.edu/Research---Gaming/China-Maritime-Studies-Institute/Publications/documents/CMS10_Web_2.aspx
China continues fighting pirates off Africa
(Source: Xinhua) 2013-12-28
http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/news-channels/china-military-news/2013-12/28/content_5709775.htm
BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- China will continue to send naval fleets on escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia, described by a Chinese naval officer as the nation's international obligation.
The pirates in the area have become more violent and are brazen in using weapons. Reinforcing escort forces is a real need and a long-term mission, Ding Yiping, deputy commander in the Chinese Navy, said on Thursday, the fifth anniversary of China's first such escort mission.
In the past five years, China has sent 16 fleets composed of 42 warships to the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia, escorting 5,465 vessels and rescuing 42 ships attacked by the pirates, said Ding.
A total of 13,214 marines have participated in the escort missions.
Pirate activity has dropped off drastically in the wake of the escorts from various countries, Ding said. Only 11 incidents have been recorded this year to date, and none of them were successful.
The navy will expand its escort area and strengthen cooperation with international forces to ensure regional and world peace, he said.
Ding said that China has no plan to send its aircraft carrier to the area as it is still in sea trials and is not yet combat-ready.
Editor:Chen Jie
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