Chinese naval hospital ship offers medical aid worldwide
2023-06-16
A doctor from Peace Ark, a hospital ship operated by the PLA Navy, provides medical treatment at the Maputo School for the Disabled in Maputo, Mozambique, in November 2017. JIANG SHAN/FOR CHINA DAILY
BEIJING -- Chinese naval hospital ship "Peace Ark" has provided medical services for roughly 250,000 people from 43 countries and regions around the globe since its commission in 2008.
The Peace Ark has set sail on 10 overseas missions during its 15-year-old voyage, said Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense, at a press conference Friday.
The Chinese military has actively participated in peacekeeping operations, vessel protection operations, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, said Zhang.
China will always build world peace, contribute to global development, and safeguard the international order, the spokesperson added.
