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China naval vessel makes port call

HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) A Chinese naval training vessel with some 360 crew members on board called Thursday at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Etajima port in Hiroshima Prefecture. The crew of the 5,470-ton Zhenghe, including naval officer candidates, are... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Thu, Nov 05 2009

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