A multilateral maritime exercise Maritime Cooperation-2014, centering on joint search-and-rescue missions, took place off the coast of Qingdao on April 23, the day that marks the 65th anniversary of the founding of PLA Navy. It was the first multilateral maritime drill organized by the Chinese Navy.

Seven warships from Brunei, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia along with 12 Chinese naval vessels took part in the event.

ACADEMIC EXCHANGE: Around 100 students and officers from the Indonesian Naval Academy visit the PLA Navy Submarine Academy in Qingdao on April 21 (XIONG LIBING)

JOINT RESCUE: Commando units from the Chinese Navy and Indian Navy reached the ship that had been "hijacked" (XIONG LIBING)

NAVY OPEN DAY: Visitors show great interest in both the military facilities and soldiers on the Pakistani naval ship Shamsheer (YIN PENGXUAN)

ON THE SEA: Warships from the participating countries coordinate closely in the exercise (QIU HAOHAN)

NAVAL SHIP VISIT: Captain of the Chinese PLA Navy's frigate Yantai, Li Hua, gives a tour of the naval ship for visiting naval attaches from various countries' embassies in Beijing during the Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Qingdao (PAN CONGQING)

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