PLA Navy vessels arrive in the Philippines for a goodwill visit(1/3)

Chinese sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate Wuhu (539) stand in formation as it docks in Manila, January 17, 2019. A Chinese naval task group consisting of two frigates - the Wuhu 539 and Handan 579 - and a replenishment ship Dongpinghu (960) arrived for a four-day goodwill visit. The last visit to the Philippines by the Chinese navy was in April 2017. (Photo/China News Service)

Chinese sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate Wuhu (539) stand in formation as it docks in Manila, January 17, 2019. A Chinese naval task group consisting of two frigates - the Wuhu 539 and Handan 579 - and a replenishment ship Dongpinghu (960) arrived for a four-day goodwill visit. The last visit to the Philippines by the Chinese navy was in April 2017. (Photo/China News Service)

Chinese sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate Wuhu (539) stand in formation as it docks in Manila, January 17, 2019. A Chinese naval task group consisting of two frigates - the Wuhu 539 and Handan 579 - and a replenishment ship Dongpinghu (960) arrived for a four-day goodwill visit. The last visit to the Philippines by the Chinese navy was in April 2017. (Photo/China News Service)