The Chinese navy task group left Karachi Tuesday for China after
multinational naval exercises AMAN-07 (Peace-07), which was held in
the Arabian Sea off Pakistan from March 6 to 13.
The task group, composed of two guided missile frigates, Lian
Yungang and Sanming, and led by senior captain Qiu
Yanpeng, was seen off by Chinese military attache major general Li
Mengyan and general consul Chen Shanmin at the harbor.
AMAN-07, or Peace-07, was initiated by Pakistan. During the
period, warships and task forces from Bangladesh, China, France,
Italy, Malaysia, Pakistan, Turkey, the UK, and the US held joint
naval exercises in the North Arabian Sea to display united resolve
against terrorism.
(Xinhua News Agency March 14, 2007)
