Dutch, Chinese navies meet at sea

This weekend, a rare meeting occurred at sea, as a high-ranking officer of the Chinese Navy met with his counterpart from The Netherlands on board the Dutch frigate HNLMS Evertsen in the Gulf of Aden. Both navies are involved in the fight against piracy in the waters around Somalia.

Rear-Admiral Wang Zhiguo flew by helicopter from his own flagship, the frigate Zhoushan, to the Evertsen, the flagship of the EU flotilla in the seas around Somalia. China currently has two frigates and a supply ship in the area.

Their main task is to protect Chinese merchant ships, foreign ships with Chinese cargo or, for instance, ships with a Chinese crew sailing under a foreign flag.

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