A French light frigate arrived at Zhanjiang,?a port city in
south China's Guangdong
Province, launching a five-day goodwill visit.
The vessel, Prairial, is led by Captain Patrick Macary, it has
91 officers and sailors on board. It is the first French warship to
visit the port which was open for the first time to two US
guided-missile ships in September this year.
During the stay, the crew will meet local officials and have
sports contests with Chinese sailors.
(Xinhua News Agency November 23, 2003)