Chinese navy fleet returns from Gulf of Aden escort missions(1/5)

Missile destroyer Nanjing of the 38th escort fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy conducts a drill in the Gulf of Aden on June 16, 2021. A Chinese naval fleet Monday returned to a military port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, after concluding escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. (Photo by Wang Zongyang/Xinhua)

The 38th naval escort fleet returns to a military port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 15, 2021. A Chinese naval fleet Monday returned to a military port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, after concluding escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. (Xinhua/Li Bingxuan)

Members of the 38th escort fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy conduct a drill on Aug. 27, 2021. A Chinese naval fleet Monday returned to a military port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, after concluding escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. (Photo by Liu Dongdong/Xinhua)

Members of the 38th escort fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy conduct a drill on May 20, 2021. A Chinese naval fleet Monday returned to a military port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, after concluding escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. (Photo by Wang Zongyang/Xinhua)

The 38th naval escort fleet returns to a military port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 15, 2021. A Chinese naval fleet Monday returned to a military port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, after concluding escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. (Xinhua/Li Bingxuan)