CASABLANCA,¬†Morocco, (Xinhua) –¬†The¬†13th¬†Escort¬†Taskforce¬†of¬†theChinese¬†navy¬†on¬†Saturday¬†ended¬†a¬†five-day¬†visit¬†to¬†Morocco.
The visit was successful and helped further boost the traditional friendly ties betweenChina and Morocco, said Li Xiaoyan, commander of the escort taskforce.
During¬†the¬†visit,¬†Li¬†met¬†Inspector¬†of¬†Morocco’s¬†Royal¬†Armed¬†Forces,¬†AbdelazizBennani,¬†and¬†Mohamed¬†Laghmari,¬†Inspector¬†General¬†of¬†the¬†Navy.
Cultural exchange activity was also held between local university students and thevisiting Chinese navy. The students said they were impressed by the kungfu showsand the Chinese Lion Dance performed by the navy officers.
“The¬†performances¬†by¬†the¬†Chinese¬†navy¬†are¬†really¬†fascinating,¬†and¬†I¬†love¬†Chineseculture,”¬†said¬†Arwa,¬†a¬†first-grade¬†university¬†student¬†who¬†is¬†currently¬†learning¬†Chinese¬†atthe¬†Confucius¬†Institute¬†at¬†the¬†Mohamed-V¬†University.
Morocco¬†is¬†the¬†third¬†leg¬†of¬†the¬†escort¬†taskforce’s¬†nation-¬†visiting¬†agenda.¬†Afterconcluding¬†its¬†visit¬†to¬†Morocco,¬†the¬†taskforce¬†will¬†head¬†for¬†Portugal¬†and¬†France.
Chinese warships have undertaken anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somaliasince December 2008. To date, the Chinese navy has succeeded in escorting morethan 5,000 merchant ships
Via: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/
