The Type 680 training ship with NATO reporting name Dadu, otherwise known as ''Qi Jiguang'' is a

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of the People's Liberation Army Navy. It joined the PLA Navy on 21 February 2017.

Construction and career

The type 680 engaged in a number of training voyages around the

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Region in 2019, notably visiting Wellington in New Zealand between 22 and 26 October. Rear Admiral Yu Wenbing invited various New Zealanders to a courtesy reception scheduled for 29 October 2019.

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staff discussed whether it was appropriate to attend the reception; in the event, Assistant Vice-Chancellor Rebecca Needham, a former director of the VUW Confucius Institute, attended the event, along with several staff members of the university's

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attended. The

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said the visit had been arranged through normal diplomatic channels.

Gallery

File:PLAN Qi Ji Guang 2019-4.jpg, ''Qi Jiguang''’s starboard side. File:PLAN Qi Ji Guang 2019-8.jpg, ''Qi Jiguang''’s midship antenna and radar arrays. File:PLAN Qi Ji Guang 2019-10.jpg, ''Qi Jiguang''’s smoke stack. File:PLAN Qi Ji Guang 2019-11.jpg, ''Qi Jiguang''’s navigational ship compass. File:PLAN Qi Ji Guang 2019-9.jpg, ''Qi Jiguang''’s forward bow view of all her main armaments. File:PLAN Qi Ji Guang 2019-6.jpg, ''Qi Jiguang'' builder's plaque. File:PLAN Qi Ji Guang 2019-12.jpg, ''Qi Jiguang''’s aft view towards midship. File:PLAN Qi Ji Guang 2019-7.jpg, ''Qi Jiguang''’s life boat. File:PLAN Qi Ji Guang 2019-3.jpg, ''Qi Jiguang''’s helipad. File:PLANS Qi Jiguang 83 (ship, 2017) 20190621.jpg, ''Qi Jiguang'' at anchor, 21 June 2019

References

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