THE Yinchuan, a Type 052D guided missile destroyer of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy of China, has conducted an exercise that saw it sailing for more than "10,000 nautical miles" (18,520 kilometers) on its own, a move experts say displayed the warship's self-sufficiency, as well as the navy's continued efforts to explore the deep sea.
When the official Sina Weibo account of the PLA Navy on Sunday released a post introducing the Yinchuan, it said the destroyer "conducted a solo run stretching over 10,000 nautical miles and sharpened its sword in the deep blue water."
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