China ship on goodwill visit

The Chinese naval training ship "Qi Jiguang" arrives at the Port of Manila for a four-day goodwill visit, in Manila, Philippines, June 14, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

A Chinese navy training vessel berthed in the Philippines for a rare port visit as the two countries contest reefs and waters in the South China Sea.

Dragon dances and a brass band greeted the 165m (542-foot) Qi Jiguang in Manila to mark its final stop on a South-East Asian tour through Vietnam, Thailand and Brunei.