FEBRUARY 11-17
The Chinese 14th naval squad which is headed to Somali waters is expected to take part in exercises with Pakistan in March. The exercise which is known as “Exercise Aman-13” will start on March 4, 2013 in North Arabian Sea. 1
Xi Jinping, met the African Union (AU) Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on February 17, 2013. Xi pledged continued support for the development of the Africa. 2
In another development, Chinese marine surveillance ships, including Haijian 50, Haijian 66 and Haijian 137, continued to patrol the Diaoyu Islands, the State Oceanic Administration announced. 3
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi held telephone talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov discussing the latest nuclear test conducted by Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). 4
According to a statement issued by the Chinese Foreign Ministry on February 12, China "firmly" opposes the latest nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). 5