An advanced supply vessel joined the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Friday in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.
Hulun Nur 965 is the first of a new type of comprehensive supply vessel independently developed by China using globally advanced technologies, according to military sources.
It is capable replenishing an aircraft carrier group or other navy fleet on the high sea, the source said said.
Shen Jinlong, commander of the PLA Navy, conferred the military flag and presented a certificate to the new ship.
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