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Shandong

Flotilla returns from escort mission

A Chinese Navy flotilla returned to Qingdao, Shandong province, on Sunday after completing its mission of escorting civilian vessels in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia. The 30th escort squadron, comprising the missile frigates CNS Wuhu and CNS Handan, as well as supply ship CNS Dongpinghu, escorted 59 Chinese and foreign ships during the mission, the People's Liberation Army Navy said. The flotilla also participated in the naval parade marking the 60th anniversary of the Tunisian Navy and visited Cambodia and the Philippines toward the end of its 175-day mission.