Chinese missile frigates, replenishment ship dock at Manila port

January 17, 2019

Two guided-missile frigates and a replenishment ship from China have arrived in the Manila for a four-day goodwill visit to strengthen the relationship between the two countries.

According to a report of Mark Salazar on Balitanghali on Thursday, this was the second friendly visit of the Chinese Navy in the country under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.

The Chinese warships came from the Gulf of Aden in Somalia where they watched over merchant ships, including those from the Philippines.

According to the report, the warships, loaded with billions of dollars worth of war equipment, just dropped by in the country after a four-month mission in Somalia and soon will be going back to China.

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