New Chinese fleet sent for Gulf of Aden escort mission (2)

Special operation soldiers line up at a military port in Zhanjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 15, 2022. The 40th fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy set out from a military port in the city of Zhanjiang on Saturday to conduct an escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. (Photo by Jiang Xiaowei/Xinhua)

Soldiers untie the rope of missile frigate Yueyang at a military port in Zhanjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 15, 2022. The 40th fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy set out from a military port in the city of Zhanjiang on Saturday to conduct an escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. (Photo by Jiang Xiaowei/Xinhua)