Portsmouth welcomes PLA Navy

3 PLA Navy ships dock in UK.

Portsmouth welcomes Chinese warships for week-long visit

by ELLIE PILMOOR

THREE Chinese ships were welcomed into Portsmouth to see relationships strengthen between China and the UK.

The warships arrived on Sunday and will spend a week at Portsmouth Naval Base while the Chinese ambassador and other navy officials see the city and meet with Royal Navy personnel.

Yesterday, hundreds of UK-based Chinese nationals went to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to see the ships and have a tour onboard assault ship Chang Bai Shan.

They were also greeted by Chinese ambassador Liu Xiaoming and Rear-Admiral Zhang Chuanshu.

It is the first time since 2007 that Chinese warships have visited the UK.

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Source: portsmouth.co.uk