![The special force squad from the PLA Navy destroyer Haikou carries out a simulated rescue mission during the 2014 Rim of the Pacific naval exercise. (HU KAIBING/FOR CHINA DAILY)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/04/19/9a6cc24abafe4d11bcb0e4c6fa83a992.jpg)
The special force squad from the PLA Navy destroyer Haikou carries out a simulated rescue mission during the 2014 Rim of the Pacific naval exercise. (HU KAIBING/FOR CHINA DAILY)
![Two fighter jets from the PLA Navy prepare for aerial refueling from a tanker aircraft on July 28, 2014. (WU CHUANJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/04/19/846ff700c49f45cabe0239955f980cce.jpg)
Two fighter jets from the PLA Navy prepare for aerial refueling from a tanker aircraft on July 28, 2014. (WU CHUANJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY)
![Ships from China moor at a port in Zhanjiang during the ASEAN-China Maritime Exercise-2018, Oct. 24, 2018. (Zhou Qiqing/Asianewsphoto)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/04/19/3e47e00df01844a7b976968c1990dc97.jpg)
Ships from China moor at a port in Zhanjiang during the ASEAN-China Maritime Exercise-2018, Oct. 24, 2018. (Zhou Qiqing/Asianewsphoto)
![Members of the special forces team of the sixth Chinese escort navy fleet undergo training. (Zhong Kuirun/Asianewsphoto)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/04/19/e5f27825578740b0b6e91804e82a8f24.jpg)
Members of the special forces team of the sixth Chinese escort navy fleet undergo training. (Zhong Kuirun/Asianewsphoto)
![Soldiers improvise their own \](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/04/19/9f8908145b41475ea721a2db17167f10.jpg)
Soldiers improvise their own "bowling" game on one of the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea. (YAN CHEN/FOR CHINA DAILY)
![A helicopter and a submarine from a submarine division of the PLA Navy\'s South Sea Fleet participate in an exercise. (ZHOU YANCHENG/FOR CHINA DAILY)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/04/19/5143ca9b7c9f4797beff90f5337dc693.jpg)
A helicopter and a submarine from a submarine division of the PLA Navy's South Sea Fleet participate in an exercise. (ZHOU YANCHENG/FOR CHINA DAILY)
![Special forces teams from China and Russia participate in a joint action exercise during the \](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/04/19/04aaa9f705cd46c5ae6ac82d1f0d0eca.jpg)
Special forces teams from China and Russia participate in a joint action exercise during the "Joint Sea-2015 (I)" naval drill. (Xiong Libing/Asianewsphoto)
![The PLA Navy hospital ship Peace Ark to the Philippines berthes at Leyte Gulf in the Philippines on a relief mission, Nov 29, 2013. (Ju Zhenhua/Asianewsphoto)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/04/19/dd7abd4c4a7043a291ee80ee799d1e6d.jpg)
The PLA Navy hospital ship Peace Ark to the Philippines berthes at Leyte Gulf in the Philippines on a relief mission, Nov 29, 2013. (Ju Zhenhua/Asianewsphoto)
![Chinese Navy soldiers interact with a girl at an orphanage during the PLA Navy Fleet 152\'s visit to Sudan on Aug. 27, 2015. CHINA DAILY](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/04/19/6b34a63f447647e9bb9f1cef49da8c90.jpg)
Chinese Navy soldiers interact with a girl at an orphanage during the PLA Navy Fleet 152's visit to Sudan on Aug. 27, 2015. CHINA DAILY
![Members of a PLA Navy special forces team search a boat of suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden. (CAO HAIHUA/FOR CHINA DAILY)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/04/19/d9771373b2824f6eb31947cfcf6bfa9b.jpg)
Members of a PLA Navy special forces team search a boat of suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden. (CAO HAIHUA/FOR CHINA DAILY)
![Ritchel Brogous, 29, and her daughter Jhasmen, 9, receive treatment from a doctor on the PLA Navy hospital ship Peace Ark in the Philippines. (JU ZHENHUA/FOR CHINA DAILY)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/04/19/6148a024edbf478caf489cb2c6107eda.jpg)
Ritchel Brogous, 29, and her daughter Jhasmen, 9, receive treatment from a doctor on the PLA Navy hospital ship Peace Ark in the Philippines. (JU ZHENHUA/FOR CHINA DAILY)