Closing Ceremony of the 2018 ASEAN-China Maritime Exercise

This is the first time the ASEAN and Chinese navies have held maritime exercises at sea.

Speaking at the closing ceremony, a representative of the Chinese Navy said that the success of ACMEX-2018 is a good opportunity for the ASEAN and Chinese Navies to continue strengthening solidarity and building strategic trust, contributing to maintaining peace and stability in the regional seas.

The host country, China, also expressed its gratitude to the ASEAN navies for sending ships, officers and sailors to participate in ACMEX-2018 in the waters of Zhanjiang. The Chinese Navy hopes and is ready to organize larger-scale exercises with ASEAN navies.

Scene of the closing ceremony of ACMEX-2018 Photo: Duy Khanh

Naval delegations attending the closing ceremony Photo: Duy Khanh

Chinese Navy representative delivers closing speech at ACMEX-2018 Photo: Duy Khanh

The host country's representative presented the Captain of Ship 015-Tran Hung Dao with the ACMEX-2018 logo. Photo: Duy Khanh

Representatives of ASEAN and Chinese navies took souvenir photos, successfully ending ACMEX-2018. Photo: Duy Khanh

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/be-mac-dien-tap-hang-hai-asean-trung-quoc-2018-185799516.htm