Pact to reduce sea conflicts
By Zhao Shengnan in Qingdao, Shandong | China Daily | Updated: 2014-04-23 06:54
Wu Shengli, commander of the PLA navy, chats with Jonathan Greenert, the US navy's chief of naval operations, on the sidelines of the Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Qingdao, Shandong province, on Tuesday. Feng Yongbin / China Daily |
Agreement on signal manual will improve communication in the Pacific region
More than 20 countries from the Pacific region unanimously approved a landmark maritime agreement on Tuesday to reduce the chances of miscommunication or the potential for situations to arise that could lead to conflict in busy sea lanes.
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