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China ready to send warships to Somalia for escort mission, fleet commander (3)
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Soldiers of Chinese navy special force rank in an anti pirate drill on the deck of DDG-171 Haikou destroyer in Sanya, capital of South China's Hainan Province, on Dec. 25, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)
"We have made special preparations to deal with pirates, even though these waters are not familiar to us," he said.
The crewmen have made physical and psychological preparations for the mission by intensified training in shooting, maritime tactics and diving, said Lieutenant Commander Xie Zengling, chief of the special force unit, adding that one special force soldier could handle several enemies with bare hands.
"We are expected to encounter fire conflicts with pirates in these waters," said the fleet's commander, "but our primary target is not striking them but dispelling them."
"If the pirates make direct threats to the warships or the vessels we escort, the fleet will take counter measures," he said.
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