A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy fleet comprising the Hainan amphibious assault ship and the Changsha missile destroyer will visit Hong Kong from Nov 21 to 25, following approval by the Central Military Commission.
On Wednesday afternoon, the fleet departed from a designated sea area of Zhanjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, officially embarking on its journey to the neighboring Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
During the visit, which is part of an annual work plan, a series of public events will be held for the people of the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions, as well as for the officers and men with the PLA Hong Kong Garrison and Macao Garrison.
Activities will include a deck reception, public ship tours, national defense lectures, and cultural exchanges.
The activities aim to showcase the achievements of China's national defense and military modernization in the new era, while highlighting the PLA's firm determination and strong capacity to safeguard national sovereignty and security.
PLA Navy fleet visits Hong Kong for public events
A major conference on grain and agricultural cooperation opened Thursday in Zhengzhou City of central China's Henan Province, aiming to enhance strategic partnership and deepen agricultural cooperation between Henan and ASEAN countries.
Government officials, ambassadors to China, business association representatives and entrepreneurs from ASEAN countries have gathered to participate in this two-day event, with the goal of enhancing agricultural investment, strengthening regional connectivity and promoting bilateral trade.
"This conference gathers the Asian member states together with China. We build our agriculture sector to get it stronger, to become a driving force for this food security, for the stability, the social stability and also sustainability," said Hong Narit, director of Planning and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Cambodia.
Henan is one of China's major grain-producing regions, accounting for a quarter of the country's wheat output. During the conference, participating companies from ASEAN countries engaged in targeted discussions with Henan's leading enterprises through "one-on-one" business matchmaking meetings to explore potential cooperation projects.
"My country is tropical season, so it's different fruits we need. So we can make some exchanges better about our products. We can come enter to China, and then from China to Indonesia," said Hotman Fajar Simanjuntak, director general of Horticulture branch under the Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia. Representatives from Henan and ASEAN countries also pledged to strengthen their commitment to international cooperation aimed at eradicating hunger and reducing poverty.
"China program on poverty eradication has been very impressive. It should be a model that should be followed by everyone around," said Pehin Dato Haji Abdu'r Rahmani bin Dato Haji Basir, Bruneian Ambassador to China.
The conference will include a series of high-profile events, such as grain and agricultural product exhibitions and industry cooperation promotions.
Grain, Agricultural Cooperation Conference kicks off in Henan
