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A Chinese naval fleet returned to the southern Chinese city of Zhanjiang in Guangdong Province on Tuesday morning after concluding a seven-month escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. The arrival of 43rd naval escort fleet, consisting of the guided-missile destroyer Nanning, missile frigate Sanya and supply ship Weishanhu, was welcomed with a vibrant ceremony by the Southern Theater Command.