[PLANS Ark Auspicious visits Ghana]
On the morning of October 23 local time, PLANS Ark Auspicious (868) arrived in Ghana to start a goodwill visit and provide medical services. This marks the first visit by a Chinese PLA Navy hospital ship to Ghana.
During the visit, PLANS Ark Auspicious will serve as the main platform to provide medical services and dispatch medical teams for on-site diagnosis and treatment as well as academic exchanges. Meanwhile, professionals onboard the ship will go to the Tema Naval Base Primary School to carry out health education. Deck receptions and friendly football matches will also be held to enhance mutual communication and deepen friendship.
(Editor: Liu Ruonan)
[Chinese PLA Navy’s 48th Escort Task Group Completes Escort Mission in the Gulf of Aden]
On the morning of October 23, Beijing time, the 48th Escort Task Group of the Chinese PLA Navy returned to a military port in Qingdao, Shandong Province, after having successfully concluded its escort mission in the Gulf of Aden. During the 378-day deployment, the task group sailed more than 150,000 nautical miles, safely escorted 423 Chinese and foreign vessels, safeguarding the security of international maritime lanes and upholding regional peace and stability through concrete actions. In addition, the task group participated in combined exercises in South Africa and Pakistan, attended the military parade marking the 50th anniversary of Seychelles’ independence, and paid goodwill visits to Bangladesh, Myanmar and Malaysia in succession. These engagements deepened traditional friendship and mutual strategic trust with relevant countries, making positive contributions to building a global community of shared future. (Editor: Liu Ruonan)
[WPNS Naval Medicine Seminar 2026 Opens in Shanghai] The Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) Naval Medicine Seminar 2026 was held at the Naval Medical University of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in Shanghai from October 21 to 22. Present at the event were representatives from 16 WPNS member states and observers. The seminar was themed Maritime Medical Support in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Responses. More than 100 representatives conducted 18 thematic discussions covering 4 areas: maritime disaster medicine and emergency response, medical support for submarine rescue, maritime medical support and casualty treatment, and maritime medical support force training. The seminar aims to advance exchanges and cooperation among all parties in the field of maritime medical rescue, make maritime medical rescue more efficient, standardized and coordinated, and serve to build a global community of health for all. (Editor: Liu Ruonan)
【Chinese PLA Naval Aviation Force Conducts Carrier-Based Aircraft Takeoff and Landing Operations】Recently, a unit of the Chinese PLA Naval Aviation conducted an end-to-end exercise simulating the takeoff and landing of J-15 carrier-based fighters aboard an aircraft carrier to hone the warfighting capabilities. (Editor: Yin Xiangkun)
[Chinese PLANS Ark Auspicious (868) Wraps Up Visit to Côte d’Ivoire] On the morning of October 21 local time, Chinese PLANS Ark Auspicious (868) departed from the Port of Abidjan, concluding the friendly visit to Côte d’Ivoire. During the visit, the ship delivered medical services to local people onboard, with the mobile medical teams providing on-site diagnosis and treatment in a local university and an orphanage, and the medical exchange team having academic exchanges at a military hospital in Abidjan. October 18 marks World Breast Cancer Awareness Day, on which the medical personnel carried out health education activities by distributing leaflets and offering health screenings, earning widespread recognition from all sectors of Ivorian society. (Editor: Liu Ruonan)
【中国海军将举办2026年西太平洋海军论坛医学研讨会】
10月21日至22日，中国海军将在上海举办2026年西太平洋海军论坛医学研讨会，邀请西太平洋海军论坛成员国和观察员国代表参会。本次会议以“人工智能时代下的海上卫勤：挑战和对策”为主题，围绕海上卫勤保障及伤员救治、海上灾难医学与应急救援、援潜救生医学保障、海上卫勤力量培训等专题进行研讨交流，进一步加强海上医学救援领域的交流合作，服务构建人类卫生健康共同体。（编辑：刘若男）
[The PLA Navy Will Host the 2026 Western Pacific Naval Symposium Medicine Seminar]
The PLA Navy will host the 2026 Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) Medicine Seminar in Shanghai from October 21 to 22. Delegates from WPNS member states and observer states are invited to attend the event. Themed as “Maritime Medical Service in the AI era: Challenges and Solutions”, the seminar will cover topics including maritime medical service and treatment of the wounded, medical and emergency rescue in maritime disaster, submarine rescue medical support, and maritime medical service training. It can help enhance exchanges and cooperation on maritime medical rescue, and contribute to building a global community of health for all.(Editor: Liu Ruonan)
Local time, October 14, PLANS Ark Auspicious arrived in Côte d’Ivoire for a goodwill visit and medical service support. This marks the first call by a Chinese Navy hospital ship to Côte d’Ivoire. During the 7-day goodwill visit, the hospital ship provides medical diagnosis and treatment for local patients with the main platform, and send her medical exchange team and mobile medical team to conduct medical exchanges and outreach consultations at the Military Hospital of Abidjan and University Félix Houphouët-Boigny, respectively.
(Editor: Liu Ruonan)
10月14日，中国人民解放军海军组织辽宁舰航母编队赴西太平洋相关海域开展训练。这是根据年度计划组织的例行性训练，旨在检验提升部队实战化训练水平，不断提高履行使命能力，符合相关国际法和国际实践，不针对特定国家和目标。
On October 14, the Chinese PLA Navy sent the Liaoning Carrier task group to the waters of the Western Pacific to conduct training, which is organized in accordance with annual routine training plan, aiming to test and improve the group’s realistic training level and continuously enhance the capabilities to execute missions. It is in compliance with relevant international law and practices and not directed against any specific country or target.
[PLANS Ark Auspicious (868) Concludes Visit to Guinea]
On the morning of October 10 local time, the Chinese hospital ship PLANS Ark Auspicious (868) on Mission Harmony 2026 wrapped up its goodwill visit to Guinea and departed from Port of Conakry.
During the seven-day visit, the ship continued providing medical services to local residents and successfully performed multiple surgeries including cataract restoration and removal of a giant lipoma. A medical team was dispatched to the China-Guinea Friendship Hospital for exchanges, and a mobile medical team was sent to a camp to provide medical care.
This marks the first visit to Guinea by a Chinese PLA Navy hospital ship, earning widespred praise from all sectors of Guinean society.
(Editor: Liu Ruonan)
[Cultures Bridges Hearts: Chinese PLA Navy Officers and Sailors HoldEngage in Cultural Exchanges with Guinean Youth]
On the morning of October 7, local time, sailors aboard the Chinese PLA Navy hospital ship PLANS Ark of Good FortuneAuspicious (868), duringcurrently on a goodwill a friendly visit and providing medical services in Guinea, organized some officers and sailors to visited the Confucius Institute at the University of Conakry to carry outfor cultural exchange activities with local students.
On October 4, 1959, Guinea became the first country in Ssub-Saharan African country to establishing diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China, which openeding a new chapter in China-Africa friendly exchanges.
The Confucius Institute at the University of Conakry serves ais an important window for people-to-people exchanges between China and Guinea,. where Mmany young Guineans youth study Chinese here and experience excellent traditional Chinese culture.
(Editor: Liu Ruonan)
On the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese naval hospital ship Auspicious Ark, which is carrying out the “Harmony Mission-2026,” is paying a goodwill visit to Dakar, capital of Senegal, where it is providing medical services. Together with overseas Chinese in Senegal, the officers and sailors aboard the ship extend their best wishes for the prosperity of the motherland and the peace and well-being of its people. (Editor: Shi Shuang)
On the morning of September 22 local time, the Chinese PLA Navy naval hospital ship Auspicious Ark Auspicious (868), on Mission Harmony- 2026, successfully completed its goodwill visit and medical services in Mauritania and departed from the Port of Friendship Port of in Nouakchott.(Editor: Yin Xiangkun)
