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Missile destroyer Nanjing of the 38th escort fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy conducts a drill in the Gulf of Aden on June 16, 2021. A Chinese naval fleet Monday returned to a military port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, after concluding escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. (Photo by Wang Zongyang/Xinhua)
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The 38th naval escort fleet returns to a military port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 15, 2021. A Chinese naval fleet Monday returned to a military port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, after concluding escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. (Xinhua/Li Bingxuan)
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Members of the 38th escort fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy conduct a drill on Aug. 27, 2021. A Chinese naval fleet Monday returned to a military port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, after concluding escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. (Photo by Liu Dongdong/Xinhua)
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Members of the 38th escort fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy conduct a drill on May 20, 2021. A Chinese naval fleet Monday returned to a military port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, after concluding escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. (Photo by Wang Zongyang/Xinhua)
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The 38th naval escort fleet returns to a military port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 15, 2021. A Chinese naval fleet Monday returned to a military port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, after concluding escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. (Xinhua/Li Bingxuan)