PLA Navy calls for more cooperation to fight piracy

NANJING - International naval cooperation has to be strengthened to effectively tackle piracy, Chinese and overseas naval officials said on Thursday.

Vice-Admiral Ding Yiping, deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy, told the International Counter-Piracy & Escort Operation Symposium that piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia had, thanks to the efforts of the international community, largely been contained.

However, he added that there is still a long way to go before piracy could be eradicated.