China’s largest naval training ship sailed for the Philippines on Friday, its last stop of a regional “friendly” tour, amid growing unease over Chinese maritime activities in the South China Sea.
The training ship under the fleet of the People’s Liberation Army Navy, independently designed and built by China, measures 163 meters long and 22 meters wide.
It has a full load displacement of more than 9,000 tons and a maximum speed of 22 knots, which can meet the requirements for wind resistance of grade 12, the highest in the Beaufort wind scale, which is equivalent to the power of a hurricane. The training conducted by the ship, named after a Ming dynasty general who fought against Japanese pirates, would focus on navigation, antipiracy and shooting exercises with lightweight weapons, according to Chinese state media, which had described its passage in the region as “friendly.”
Its impending arrival in the Philippines comes amid tensions with its neighbors over the South China Sea, which China mostly claims but parts of which are also claimed by Vietnam, Taiwan, Brunei, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The Philippine Navy did not respond if it would conduct activities with its Chinese counterparts once the naval training ship is docked in the country.Asked for comment, Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson Col.
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