Staff of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines and people from all walks of life of the Philippines bid farewell to the task force of the Chinese Navy amid the rain. (Photo by Wang Songqi)

　　Brought about by the typhoon, a torrential rain pounded the Manila Harbor from the evening of Oct. 29 till the nest day. The adverse weather was not able to prevent the task force from the Chinese Navy to round off its visit to the Philippines at 9:00 O'clock on the morning of Oct. 30, when the siren of returning home rang. Notwithstanding the lingering storm, more than 100 people, including Raul D Ruivivar, the fleet commander of the Philippine Navy, representatives of the Chinese institutions and Chinese holding agencies in Philippines, local Chinese national and overseas Chinese, students studying in Philippines and representatives of Chinese veterans who participated in the Anti-Japanese War and are now living in the Philippines went to the Manila Harbor to see off the task force of the Chinese Navy.

　　During the visit to Manila, the Chinese task force received warm hospitality shown by the Philippine military, local government, the Chinese Embassy and overseas Chinese in the Philippines. Commanders of the task force of the Chinese Navy exchanged experience and views with high-ranking Philippine military leaders and governmental officials on several occasions, during which both sides expressed the strong wish of further strengthening the cooperation. Officers and men of both the visiting Chinese ships and the Philippine Navy exchanged visits to each other's ships and barracks facilities, conducted various entertainment and sports activities together and enhanced the friendship.

　　By Zhong Kuirun and Qian Xiaohu

　　(Oct 31, PLA Daily)