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U.S. and China Counter-Piracy Exercise

Guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill participated in a joint counter-piracy exercise near the Horn of Africa on September 17, 2012. The PLAN frigate Yi Yang (FF548) was the exercise partner. The two ships worked on a combined visit, board, search, and seizure boarding. Following the exercise, the two sides discussed how performance could be improved.
Source: 

http://www.pacom.mil/media/news/2012/09/18-us_china-tramup-for-counter-p...

Government?: 
No
Type of Exchange: 
diplomatic
Exchange Date: 
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Continuing: 
No
Level of Government: 
national
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