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The Chinese People's Liberation Army
(PLA)'s navy missile destroyer "Shenzhen" passes by Tokyo's landmark
Rainbow Bridge at the Tokyo Bay for a 4-day goodwill visit to Japan, Nov.
28, 2007. It's the first time for PLA vessels to visit Japan. (Xinhua
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The Chinese People's Liberation Army
(PLA)'s navy missile destroyer "Shenzhen"arrives at Tokyo for a 4-day
goodwill visit to Japan, Nov. 28, 2007. It's the first time for PLA
vessels to visit Japan. (Xinhua Photo)
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TOKYO, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese People's Liberation
Army(PLA) Naval missile destroyer "Shenzhen" arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday
morning for a four-day visit.
"Shenzhen", the destroyer, with 345 officers and
soldiers onboard headed by Rear Admiral Xiao Xinnian, vice chief of staff of the
South China Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy, entered into the Tokyo Bay earlier in the
morning and was led to the port by the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force
(MSDF)'s frigate "Thunder".
The 9:55 a.m. port call at Harumi wharf, which is
close to central Tokyo, is the first of its kind in the history of PLA's navy.
The Japanese side organized a warm welcoming ceremony
at the wharf for the arrival of "Shenzhen," with several hundreds of Japan-based
Chinese taking part in.
The warship visit is a significant and memorable
event, which opened a new page in the history of Japan-China defense exchange
and military communications, said Eiji Yoshikawa, chief of staff of the Japanese
MSDF. He believed that the landmark port call will boost bilateral friendship
and strengthen mutual trust.
Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cui Tiankai said the
naval ship brings to the Japanese MSDF the sincere friendship of their Chinese
"colleagues." "The visit is set to inject new vigor and impetus into the
development of bilateral ties," Cui said at the ceremony.
Rear Admiral Xiao said that coming with the ship are
not only 345 officers and crew members, but also the amity of 1.3 billion
Chinese people and the desire for peace and harmony.
"We believe that the port call will push forward the
military and civilian exchanges and promote the Sino-Japanese friendly ties. We
hope the sea between China and Japan could be changed into a sea of peace and
friendship," he said.
During the visit through Dec. 1, while Chinese naval
officials will be meeting with Japanese officials from the defense ministry and
SDF, Chinese crew members will go around central Tokyo for sightseeing and
shopping, and will conduct a variety of exchanges, including a soccer match,
with their Japanese counterparts.
The two sides will visit each other's warships, and
plan to offer a joint bands performance for the civilians.
The visit of "Shenzhen," which left the Zhanjiang
port of Southern China's Guangdong Province on Nov. 21, is at the invitation of
the MSDF.
Chinese naval ship sets sail for
Japan
ZHANJIANG, Guangdong, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese naval
ship left here Wednesday morning for a port call to Japan, the first such visit
in the history of the naval forces of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
The missile destroyer "Shenzhen" will visit Japan from
Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, at the invitation of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense
Force. Full story
Japanese DM: Chinese warship's visit
to Japan conducive to building mutual trust
TOKYO, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- The upcoming visit to Japan of
the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)'s navy missile destroyer "Shenzhen"
will be a very significant event and the military exchange is conducive to
building mutual trust between the two countries, said Japanese Defense Minister
Shigeru Ishiba on Monday. Full story
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