Military of China, force comment.
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escort the men to the motherland and the people of New Year. Fang Lihua photo

our reporter Li Jianwen Liang Fang Lihua special correspondent Mo

Gulf of Aden, Dawn Micro Lu, ocean breezes.

Navy Seventh Fleet escort “Zhoushan” ship, “Xuzhou” ship, “Lake” across the ship adrift in the recharge zone. Just last night 22:30 to complete the first batch of more than 20 291 foreign merchant ships convoy escort mission for nearly 800 officers and men, ushered in a rare break before the Spring Festival day.

At 6:30, the waves of the Shiba, the “Zhoushan” ship and “Xuzhou” ship in the fleet, under unified command post, has slowly from the left and right to the “Lake “ship to move closer. This is the Navy’s Seventh Fleet escort escort mission since the implementation since the first time in three ships by helping linked, escort officers and men to achieve the three months since the first shake hands with each other. Officers and men, you hold me, I hold you, each channel of the New Year’s blessing.

Spring Festival, New Year Feng. Received a few days ago who happens to come from domestic vegetables, seeds, fruit, dumplings, rice balls, meat, pistachios, drinks and other types of New Year gifts of the “Lake” ship, like a busy New Year’s procurement of “large supermarket “Chinese New Year sympathy materials continuously distributed to the other two ships. Chuishi Ban also busy opened, Zecai, meat, wash rice, and noodles, dumplings … “had dinner on New Year’s Eve should be there tomorrow, escort missions, you can only eat dinner early, and” is fried chicken chef chef Wang Guangliang said wiping away sweat.

“naval officers and soldiers in the Gulf of Aden to escort the motherland and the people Happy New Year!” Noon, the soldiers gathered in the “Zhoushan” before the ship deck, pull up just rushing out of the red banner, heartfelt sound the sound echoed in the sky, bless … …

17:00 pm, in advance of the “New Year’s Eve dinner,” began, the officers and men holding glasses each other a New Year blessings. After a brief dinner, formation in the “Lake” ship held the “vanguard recognition escort cum New Year Gathering 2011 will be.” 12 was named “escort vanguard” of the officers and men wearing ribbon, took in the applause, “Avenue of Stars,” as the brightest star officers and men in mind.

New Year’s Eve the night comes when the interim, thousands of miles outside the Navy who are in the seventh installment of escort officers will once again set off with a security escort the first batch of 24 292 foreign merchant practical action for the motherland Shou Sui for peace Shou Sui . (Newspaper Gulf of Aden February 1 electric)