China adds assault ship, two other vessels to naval fleet


President Xi Jinping attends the commissioning ceremony of three naval vessels, the Changzheng-18, the Dalian, and the Hainan at a naval port in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 23, 2021. - Xinhua

BEIJING, Apr 25 (Bloomberg): China deployed its first advanced amphibious assault ship and two other new vessels in a commissioning ceremony attended by President Xi Jinping, local media reported.

The Hainan, the Dalian and the Changzheng-18 were placed in active service on Friday at a naval port in southern China’s Hainan Province, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

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