Chinese PLA Naval Fleet Arrives in Sri Lanka
Posted on September 4th, 2024
From Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka
On August 26, the Type 071 integrated landing ships Wuzhishan and Qilianshan, the Type 052D guided-missile destroyer He Fei of the 987 Fleet of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy arrived at the Colombo Port in Sri Lanka. Ambassador H.E. Qi Zhenhong and Spouse, the Defense Attaché Senior Colonel Zhou Bo went to the port to greet the fleet. More than 100 people, including staff of Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka, representatives of overseas Chinese, officers and soldiers of the Sri Lankan Navy lined up to welcome them.
From late July to mid-August, the fleet participated in the “Peace Unity-2024” joint exercise. After completing the mission, it made a technical stop in Sri Lanka on the way back to China. The fleet set off back on August 29. During the stay in Sri Lanka, the officers and soldiers of the fleetcarried out professional exchanges, joint exercises and training, cultural and sports exchanges and other activities with counterparts of Sri Lankan Navy.