The guided missile destroyer HMS Exeter and replenishment ship RFA Grey of the British Royal Navy arrived Shanghai Friday for a five-day visit to the city.

 

 

The fleet commanded by Andrew Reed was greeted by Wang Fan, deputy chief of staff of the Shanghai naval base.

 

After their arrival, naval officers of the two ships met with Wang Deding, commander of the Shanghai naval base.

 

During their stay in Shanghai, they will visit a frigate designed and made in China. Besides sightseeing in the city, soldiers of the two sides will also hold football matches.

 

Commander Andrew Reed (left) is welcomed by Chinese soldiers.

 

 

A British female soldier poses for a photo on missile destroyer HMS Exeter in front of the Shanghai landmark Oriental Pearl Tower in the financial district of Pudong, June 11, 2004.

 

 

British warships dock at a Huangpu River port in Shanghai, June 11, 2004.

 

 

A British soldier poses for a picture with a missile model on the missile destroyer HMS Exeter in Shanghai, June 11, 2004.

 

(Xinhua News Agency June 12, 2004)