China Military Online, citing the Pakistan media, reported (April 29) that Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) of Pakistan, visited Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. in Shanghai and the Wuhan Shuangliu Base of Wuchang Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd., and met with heads of the relevant Chinese shipbuilding corporations. Admiral Abbasi visited the Type 054AE/P frigate and the S-20 conventionally-powered submarine being built for the Pakistan Navy. He also visited different departments of the two shipyards and listened to the briefing on the latest development of all Pakistan’s projects under construction. Admiral Abbasi also had a meeting with the heads of several Chinese shipbuilding corporations, including China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co., Ltd. (CSOC), Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. (HZS) and the Wuhan Shuangliu Base of Wuchang Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. when they discussed the projects under construction and future cooperation. Admiral Abbasi also attended a naming ceremony during his visit to the Shuangliu base in Wuhan, capital city of China’s Hubei Province, and named the S-20 class submarine built for Pakistan “Hangor”, as the first one of Hangor Class.
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