China
Chinese Navy sends most sophisticated ships on escort mission off Somalia
![The fleet from Chinese navy departs from a naval base in Sanya, Hainan Province, heading for Somalia, December 25, 2008.Two destroyers and a supply ship left a port in the southernmost island province of Hainan for Somalia at 1:50 p.m. Friday. They will cruise for about 10 days to arrive in the Gulf of Aden, joining the multinational patrol in one of the world's busiest sea lanes where surging piracy endangers international shipping. [Xinhua]](http://www.cctv.com/english/20081227/images/1230339306075_1230339306075_r.jpg) |
| The fleet from Chinese navy departs from a naval base in Sanya, Hainan Province, heading for Somalia, December 25, 2008.Two destroyers and a supply ship left a port in the southernmost island province of Hainan for Somalia at 1:50 p.m. Friday. They will cruise for about 10 days to arrive in the Gulf of Aden, joining the multinational patrol in one of the world's busiest sea lanes where surging piracy endangers international shipping. [Xinhua] |
