Chinese navy hospital ship sets sail for humanitarian medical mission in Africa, South Asia

QINGDAO -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy hospital ship, Auspicious Ark, departed from a port in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, on Wednesday for a humanitarian medical service mission in Africa and South Asia.

Mission Harmony-2026, the 12th iteration of Mission Harmony since 2010, is scheduled to last over 200 days, during which the ship will visit multiple African and South Asian countries to provide free medical services to local populations.

The crew will also carry out cultural exchanges with relevant countries.