Chinese vessels that joined the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) this year have docked at Pearl Harbor after the world's largest naval exercise was concluded on July 30 in Hawaii, and the spokesperson for China's Ministry of Defense Geng Yansheng said that China plans to establish a collaborative command center in the East China Sea in response to the changes that its participation signifies.
A 13-ship fleet was formed by naval forces from countries, such as China, the United States, France, Brunei and Mexico.
After the 22-day military drill was launched on July 9, the fleet conducted over ten collaborative maritime missions, including sea blockade task execution, firings with main guns, exchange of military medical know-how, underway replenishment, helicopter landings on the vessels of other countries, maritime search and rescue missions, anti-piracy operations and naval diving.
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