Soldiers of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) see off the destroyer "Sazanami" at Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on June 19, 2008. The Japanese MSDF destroyer, which is the first vessel by the MSDF to call on China, set off on Thursday morning for a visit to the southern Chinese port of Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province. "Sazanami" was scheduled to arrive at the Chinese port on June 24 and stay there for five days. [Xinhua]