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Members of military band perform during a welcome ceremony for the return of Chinese Navy Seventh Escort Task Force in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 9, 2011.
7th Naval Flotilla Returns After Escort Mission		 Chinese Navy's seventh batch of escort flotilla and eighth batch of escort flotilla travel during a ceremony for farewell navigation in Gulf of Aden, March 22, 2011.
Chinese Navy's Ceremony for Farewell Navigation in Gulf of Aden		 Signalmen of China's fifth escort flotilla to the Gulf of Aden attend a light signal competition during a communications training in the west of the Gulf of Aden June 3, 2010.
Communication Training Held in China's 5th Escort Flotilla to Gulf of Aden		 Special force soldiers of China's 5th escort flotilla move to a merchant ship by helicopter in the Gulf of Aden, April 11, 2010.
China Sends Special Force Soldiers to Merchant Ships in Aden
Frigate Maanshan leaves Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), March 28, 2010.
Chinese Navy Escort Task Group Wrapped up Visit to UAE		 Honour guards of the Chinese Navy stand on the deck of the Chinese Frigate Maanshan during a welcoming ceremony in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), March 24, 2010.
Chinese Naval Warships Pay 1st-ever Visit to UAE		 Chinese navy supply ship Qiandaohu docks at the Gulf of Aden near Yemen on March 14, 2010.
Supply Ship Qiandaohu Docks at Gulf of Aden		 China's 'Weishanhu' supply ship (L) refuels missile destroyer 'Guangzhou' during the task of replenishment in the Indian Ocean, March 9, 2010.
Chinese Navy on 5th Escort Mission in Aden Gulf Finishes 1st Replenishment
Helicopter commander Cui Ao is seen in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, on March 4, 2010. A new Chinese naval task force set sail on Thursday morning from a military port in the south Hainan Island to replace the fourth batch of flotilla in the Gulf of Aden escorting merchant vessels.
Chinese Navy's Missile Destroyer DDG-168 Sails to Gulf of Aden 		 Chinese navy soldiers participate in a training on Ma'anshan frigate of the fourth Chinese naval flotilla in the Gulf of Aden, December 16, 2009.
Chinese Navy Training in Gulf of Aden		 Liu Xiaojiang, political commissar of the navy of Chinese People's Liberation Army, addresses the welcome ceremony of the Chinese naval 3rd escort fleet, in Hong Kong, south China, on December 14, 2009.
Zhoushan, Xuzhou Missile Frigates Stop over in HK		 'Qinghaihu' supply ship of the Chinese naval flotilla is seen at sea of Malacca Strait November 6, 2009.
Chinese Naval Flotilla Finishes Replenishment at Malacca Strait
Scott Sanders (R), commander of the US 151 Task Formation Fleet, talks with Chinese soldiers on the Chinese warship of 'Zhongshan' at the Gulf of Aden November 1, 2009.
US Fleet Commander Visits Chinese 'Zhoushan' Warship at Gulf of Aden		 Russian Navy's Antisubmarine Warfare Ship 'Admiral Tributs' conveys messages via flag signals with Chinese Navy's Zhoushan missile frigate (not pictured) on the Gulf of Aden, on September 2, 2009.
Chinese Missile Frigate Says Hello to Russian's Warfare Ship on Gulf of Aden		 Chinese naval soldiers and officers of the Chinese escort flotilla attend the starting ceremony of the 100th escort mission on Zhoushan missile frigate in the eastern waters of the Gulf of Aden, August 27, 2009.
Chinese Naval Task Force Starts 100th Escort Mission in Gulf of Aden		 Chinese naval soldiers climb down the ladder from the larboard of Zhoushan missile frigate of the Chinese escort flotilla to the yacht to protect merchant vessel 'Zhenhua 14' from pirates in the Aden Gulf, on August 20, 2009.
Chinese Navy Carries out Escort Mission on Merchant Vessel in Gulf of Aden
The Zhoushan missile frigate of the Chinese escort flotilla enters the harbor of Salalah, Oman, on August 14, 2009. The Chinese escort flotilla visited the habor of Salalah in Oman for a rest and reorganization for the first time on Friday.
Zhoushan Missile Frigate of China Visits Harbor of Salalah, Oman		 Chinese navy soldiers aboard the Zhoushan missile frigate say hello via light signal to Saudi Arab's Abha missile frigate on the Gulf of Aden, on August 4, 2009. Two frigates and a supply ship from the Chinese navy is on their escort mission to fend off Somali pirates.
Friendly Greeting on Gulf of Aden		 Zhoushan and Xuzhou (front) missile frigates change directions to join the Second Chinese naval escort on the Gulf of Aden, on July 30, 2009. Two frigates and a supply ship from the Chinese navy, on another escort mission to fend off Somali pirates, joined with the second naval escort on Thursday.
3rd Naval Escort of Chinese Navy to Join with 2nd		 Chinese naval 'Xuzhou' missile frigate sails in the roaring Arabian sea, the Indian Ocean on July 28, 2009.
Chinese Naval Escort Fleets Encounter Monstrous Waves
Two suspected Somali pirates are guarded by a Kenyan policeman (C) in the port city of Mombasa, east Kenya, on June 8, 2009. The Swedish Navy on Monday handed over to Kenya seven suspected pirates who were arrested on May 26 as they attacked a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden.
Sweden Hands over 7 Suspected Somali Pirates to Kenya		 A sailor of Chinese warship DDG-169 Wuhan waves to the people during a welcome ceremony held at a port in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, on April 28, 2009.
Chinese Naval Task Force Returns		 Warships of the second group of Chinese navy escort ships are seen in the sunrise in the Gulf of Aden on April 13, 2009. The flotilla converged with the first group of Chinese navy escort ships in the Gulf of Aden on Monday.
2nd Group of Chinese Navy Escort Ships Converge with 1st Group		 Cargo ship Zhenhua 4 is seen at a Shanghai port in this picture, January 22, 2009.
Pirate Fighters Back Home from Somali Waters, Relive Drama
The 'Wuhan' vessel of the Chinese navy (Below) escorts merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden, on February 17, 2009.
Chinese Navy on Escort Missions in Gulf of Aden		 A helicopter unloads supplies onto the deck of Chinese destroyer Wuhan sailing in the Gulf of Aden, on January 31, 2009. The destroyer Wuhan sent a helicopter to fetch supplies from a Chinese merchant ship Xin Fei Zhou on Saturday, which was the first vertical replenishment (VERTREP) done by the Chinese naval fleet since it began its escort mission against pirates on January 6, 2009.
1st Vertical Replenishment for Chinese Naval Fleet		 Crew members on the merchant vessel 'Lianhuahai' welcome the Chinese navy which will escort it to pass through the Gulf of Aden, on February 1, 2009. The Chinese naval fleet started carrying out the 15th batch of escort missions against pirates on February 1.
Chinese Naval Fleet Escorts Merchant Vessels		 Peng Weiyuan, captain of the Chinese cargo ship Zhenhua 4 pose with his family members during a commendation ceremony at Changxing Island Port in Shanghai, east China, on January 23, 2009.
Chinese Seamen Rewarded for Saving Ship from Pirates
A Chinese marine looks through a telescope aboard missile destroyer Wuhan in the waters of the Gulf of Aden on January 12, 2009.
Chinese Fleet Starts 2nd Escort Mission Against Pirates		 Chinese characters “Zuguo Wansui” meaning “Long Live the Motherland” are seen on the main deck of the Hong Kong-flagged merchant vessel “Hebei Eagle,” escorted by the Chinese fleet, when it sailed across the waters off Somalia, January 7, 2008. A Chinese naval fleet sails into the Gulf of Aden off Somalia earlier this week, starting a three-month mission to protect passing ships against pirates.
Ship Thanks Naval Fleet for Escort		 A ship of China Ocean Shipping Group Company (COSCO) sails in the Gulf of Aden under the escort of a Chinese naval fleet (not seen in the picture) on January 6, 2009. The Chinese naval fleet arrived on Tuesday in the waters of the Gulf of Aden off Somalia to carry out the first escort mission against pirates. Four Chinese ships, including one from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, were escorted by the fleet.
Chinese Warships Ready for Pirates		 Chinese naval fleet conducts its first at-sea replenishment during the voyage to the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia for an escort mission against pirates on Tuesday, on December 29, 2008.
Chinese Naval Fleet Sails into Gulf of Aden