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64. Sun Zifa, “Chinese Navy Escort Fleet to Adopt Three
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Chinese Mainland Navy,” Xinhua, January 6, 2009.
66. “Head of International Cooperation Department of Ministry
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67. “Chinese Navy Completes 15 Escort Missions in Gulf of
Aden,” Xinhua, February 6, 2009.
68. Qian Xiaohu and Tian Yuan, “Three Chinese Warships
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69. “战斗篇” (“Chapter on Combat”), 当代海军 (Modern
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70. Lieutenant Commander Xie Zengling led the unit on the
first deployment. Huang Li, pp. 222, 224.
71. Unless otherwise specified, all data in this section from
ibid., pp. 226-236.
72. Liberation Army Daily, January 18, 2009.
73. Huang Li, pp. 234-236.
74. The PLAN photographs events to provide legal evidence
for its activities. Ibid., p. 253.
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