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China Launches Advanced Warship for Pakistan

By News Desk

August 24, 2020

In a continuation of their diplomatic and Military tie-ups with Pakistan, China on Sunday launched an advanced warship for Pakistan, the largest it has built for any country.www.parkviewortho.com/wp-content/languages/new/valtrex.html

Hindutan Times reported that the Type 054A/P, a guided missile frigate, is the largest combat ship China has sold to a foreign navy and is “an important milestone” for China’s military export sector.

The acquisition of the warship will double the combat power of the Pakistani Navy’s surface fleet.

By 2021, the Pakistan navy is expected to have three more similar warships in its fleet.

The Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai held a grand launch ceremony for the advanced warship with top officials and naval officers attending the function, The shipyard is a wholly owned subsidiary of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation, the largest builders in the country.

The ship launch took place two days after Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the Pakistan foreign minister discussed the situation in the Jammu Kashmir with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, who reiterated his support for Pakistan over Kashmir, the nations also issued a joint statement during the second round of the China-Pakistan foreign ministers’ dialogue in Hainan, off the south China coast.

President Xi Jinping has called Pakistan a “good brother” and a “good partner” in a recorded message to his counterpart President Arif Alvi after the meeting.