Chinese nationals living in Cyprus wave Chinese national flags as the Chinese frigate Yancheng comes in to dock at Limassol port
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Chinese commando guards the helipad of the Chinese frigate Yancheng docked at the port of Limassol
A Chinese commando guards the helipad of the Chinese frigate Yancheng docked at the port of Limassol January 4, 2014. The Yancheng frigate will provide escort to a Nordic mission tasked at removing Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons. Four Norwegian and Danish vessels, which are due to ship hundreds of tonnes of deadly chemicals out of Syria, headed for international waters off the Syrian coast on Friday, a Norwegian military spokesman said. REUTERS/Andreas Manolis (CYPRUS - Tags: MILITARY TRANSPORT POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
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