On this Day in Chinese History; 9 April

This day, 9 April, in 1998, a naval fleet consisting of the guided-missile destroyer “Qingdao”, the training ship “Shichang” and the supply ship “Nancang” set sail from Qingdao to southern waters to participate in the celebrations of the 100th Anniversary of Philippine Independence. It was the first time for a Chinese naval warship to visit an Oceania country in the south Pacific Ocean.