This Day, That Year
China Daily | Updated: 2019-05-15 07:47
Editor's note: This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China.
On May 15, 2002, the People's Liberation Army Navy's first global goodwill voyage set sail from Qingdao, Shandong province.
Sailing for 132 days, the voyage of guided missile destroyer CNS Qingdao and supply ship CNS Taicang, covered 33,000 nautical miles (61,116 kilometers) and visited 10 countries.
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