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On May 15, 2002, vessels left Qingdao, Shandong province, on the PLA Navy’s first global goodwill voyage.
Sailing for 132 days, the voyage of guided missile destroyer Qingdao and supply ship Taicang, covered 22/30 19/24 27/35 24/35 14/19 26/37 25/32 26/31 20/29 25/35 25/36 16/21 24/33 18/29 27/33 21/28 14/27 17/29 8/20 14/24 26/32 27/34 25/34 26/34 15/20 26/34 T T C S D C C Sh C C C T D S T R S C Sh C C S O C T C Shanghai Shenyang Shenzhen Shijiazhuang Suzhou Taipei Taiyuan Tianjin Urumqi Wuhan Xi'an Xiamen Xining Yantai Yinchuan Zhengzhou Zhuhai Athens Berlin Brussels Geneva Istanbul London Madrid Moscow Paris Rome Vienna 33,000 nautical miles (61,116 kilometers) and visited 10 countries. The item from June 17, 2002, in China Daily (right) showed two Navy servicemen talking with Egyptian officials during a port call to Alexandria, Egypt.
Since then, the Navy has conducted several such trips to promote friendship and exchanges with the rest of the world.
The latest trip was in 2015, when the Chinese Naval Fleet 152, comprised of destroyer Jinan, frigate Yiyang, and a supply ship, 23/34 18/29 26/32 21/30 25/33 25/32 17/30 23/33 10/17 25/33 19/32 24/33 7/27 18/26 18/33 24/31 25/33 17/31 19/20 13/20 11/12 16/27 8/14 9/18 10/22 13/15 16/16 12/12 C C C T D C D C C O Sh C C O S R C S C C R C S S D C D D 24/36 18/27 26/32 21/29 21/28 26/32 17/33 19/26 11/19 25/33 19/34 25/34 11/23 18/28 18/27 21/33 26/32 19/31 15/16 13/17 10/15 17/28 10/12 7/20 11/26 12/18 14/15 11/13 C O T O C S S T S D S C C T S D C C D C D O C S D D D R set sail. Following the conclusion of a four-month escort mission to the Horn of Africa, the task force began a goodwill tour and dropped anchor around the globe, including two port calls in the United States.
China’s naval ships have increasingly taken part in humanitarian and international security operations.
In 2008, the Navy had a significant presence in the Horn of Africa in support of TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Abu Dhabi 26/41 Bangkok 27/36 Colombo 25/31 Dubai 29/38 Hanoi 25/35 Islamabad 20/34 Jakarta 25/33 Karachi 28/37 Kuala Lumpur 25/32 Manila 27/35 Mumbai 27/34 New Delhi 24/40 Pyongyang 16/27 Riyadh 20/33 Seoul 16/25 Singapore 26/32 Sydney 13/20 Teheran 16/21 Tokyo 17/26 Wellington 13/16 Yangon 24/35 S D R S D C C S D D D S D S D D D D S D D 28/37 28/37 27/31 30/37 24/35 20/35 24/32 28/37 25/32 26/36 28/35 26/42 19/23 18/33 20/24 26/32 13/19 13/21 18/28 14/15 24/35 S S D S C D D S D D D S R S D D D D C D D maritime security and counter-piracy operations in the region.
Hospital ship Peace Ark has conducted at least five Harmonious Missions, providing free medical care and services for tens of thousands of people worldwide. BuenosAires 15/18 Caracas 26/27 Chicago 13/16 Houston 26/27 Las Vegas 21/28 Los Angeles 15/16 Mexico city 17/19 New York 15/21 Ottawa 11/19 Rio De Janeiro 22/27 San Francisco 12/14 Sao Paulo 15/19 Vancouver 19/23 Washington 20/25 Cairo 18/32 CapeTown 12/22 Johannesburg 2/12 Lagos 26/27 Nairobi 17/24 D D D S S D D D D D C C S S D S R D D 12/12 C 26/27 D 11/16 D 25/29 S 20/27 S 15/16 C 19/19 D 18/21 D 16/16 D 23/27 D 13/14 C 14/19 D 18/21 S 19/25 D 20/33 S 11/22 S 9/12 R 25/28 D 16/22 D