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Canadian Navy Frigate REGINA Visits Shanghai
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The Canadian navy frigate REGINA arrived in Shanghai's Yangtze River port Tuesday noon, with 233 people on board, for a 6-day friendly visit.

 

The vessel is commanded by Commodore Bruce Donaldson, Commander of the Canadian Pacific Fleet.

 

Senior colonel Shen Changkang, the Chinese Navy's Shanghai base vice chief of staff, held a ceremony at the port to welcome the REGINA.

 

 

After docking, Commodore Donaldson and naval officials met with Major General Wang Deding and vice mayor of Shanghai Feng Guoqin.

 

During their stay, the Canadian officials will visit the guided missile frigate designed and produced by China. Chinese and Canadian military personnel will stage a friendly football match and a tug-of-war.

 

The REGINA entered service on September 30. 1994. This is the fifth time the Canadian warship has visited Shanghai.

 

(Xinhua News Agency August 16, 2006)

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