China sends anti-piracy navy convoy: state mediaChina sent a fresh naval flotilla to the Gulf of Aden Noun 1. Gulf of Aden - arm of the Indian Ocean at the entrance to the Red Sea Indian Ocean - the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south to protect vessels from Somali pirates, state media reported Friday, just 10 days after a Chinese cargo ship was hijacked by armed bandits. The flotilla included two missile frigates that would relieve two Chinese frigates currently patrolling pirate-ridden shipping lanes in the gulf, the official Xinhua news agency “Xinhua” redirects here. For other uses, see Xinhua (disambiguation). The Xinhua News Agency (Simplified Chinese: 新华社; Traditional Chinese: reported. The People's Liberation Army People's Liberation Army Unified organization of China's land, sea, and air forces. It is one of the largest military forces in the world. The People's Liberation Army traces its roots to the 1927 Nanchang Uprising of the communists against the Nationalists. (PLA (Programmable Logic Array) A type of programmable logic chip (PLD) that contained arrays of programmable AND and OR gates. PLAs are no longer used. See PLD. (language, music) Pla - A high-level music programming language, written in SAIL. ) Navy flotilla was the fourth task force that China has sent to the region since the end of last year, Xinhua reported. Last week the Chinese coal-carrying vessel De Xin Hai was seized by pirates in the Indian Ocean northeast of the Seychelles with 25 crew members on board, prompting China to vow to rescue the vessel and crew. The two frigates will join a supply ship that has been on duty in the area for about three months, Xinhua reported. In total, the convoy will boast a crew of more than 700, including a special forces unit, and will be equipped with two shipborne ship·borne adj. Transported by ship. helicopters, the unnamed spokesman was quoted as saying. 
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