Chinese naval hospital ship returns home after 155-day journey

Rear Admiral Shen Hao (3rd left), deputy commander of the East China Sea Fleet of China's PLA Navy, greets officers of the Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark in Zhoushan, in east China's Zhejiang Province, on Thursday, December 28, 2017. The ship returned to port in Zhoushan after a 155-day voyage. During the mission, the ship visited Timor-Leste and seven African countries, including Djibouti, Sierra Leone, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, Mozambique, and Tanzania. It carried out free medical and humanitarian services during its journey. [Photo: VCG]