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China Sending Ships to Fight Piracy in Somalia
World | December 18, 2008, Thursday // 00:00
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China signaled Wednesday that it may send warships in the pirate infested waters off the Somali coast.
China's Global Times newspaper said that Beijing would send three ships to the Gulf of Aden "in the near future," although that figure has not been confirmed. The newspaper, which is tied to the ruling Communist Party, called the possible deployment China's "biggest naval expedition since the 15th century."
Although China has participated in United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa, its navy has seldom left the Pacific region and the possible anti-piracy campaign of Beijing is seen by many as willingness to flex military muscle.
China's Global Times newspaper said that Beijing would send three ships to the Gulf of Aden "in the near future," although that figure has not been confirmed. The newspaper, which is tied to the ruling Communist Party, called the possible deployment China's "biggest naval expedition since the 15th century."
Although China has participated in United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa, its navy has seldom left the Pacific region and the possible anti-piracy campaign of Beijing is seen by many as willingness to flex military muscle.
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