Chinese President Xi Jinping, also
general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and
chairman of the Central Military Commission, presents People's
Liberation Army (PLA) flag and the naming certificate to the captain and
political commissar of the Changzheng-18 in Sanya, south China's Hainan
Province, April 23, 2021. Xi attended the commissioning ceremony of
three naval vessels, the Changzheng-18, the Dalian, and the Hainan, and
boarded the vessels after the ceremony. The vessels were delivered to
the PLA Navy and placed in active service on Friday at a naval port in
Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Li Gang) Chinese President Xi Jinping,
also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central
Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC),
attended the commissioning ceremony of three naval vessels, the
Changzheng-18, the Dalian, and the Hainan. The vessels were delivered to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy
and placed in active service on Friday at a naval port in Sanya, south
China's Hainan Province. The ceremony started at around 3:30 p.m. and was attended by about 2,400 people. Xi presented PLA flags and the naming certificates to the captain and
political commissar of each of the three vessels, and posed for group
photos with them. After the ceremony, Xi boarded the vessels and reviewed the guards of
honor. He also inspected the onboard weapons and equipment, greeted the
officers and soldiers, and signed his name in the logs. At the dock, Xi met with representatives of vessel researchers and naval officers and soldiers. Approved by the CMC, the Changzheng-18 received the hull number 421, the Dalian 105, and the Hainan 31.
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