China, U.S. conduct joint anti-piracy exercise in Gulf of Aden

（People's Daily Online）  08:11, September 20, 2012

Edited and Translated by Yan Meng, People's Daily Online

Chinese and U.S. navies conducted their first joint anti-piracy drill in the Gulf of Aden. The Chinese missile frigate Yiyang and the U.S. guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill participated in the exercise. The drill increased understanding and trust between the two navies.