China, the world’s third-most powerful military, has deployed its 49th naval escort fleet to waters around Somalia with three warships, two helicopters and more than 700 personnel, as African states move to establish a new regional task force to counter a resurgence of piracy in the Western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden

China, the world’s third-most powerful military, has deployed its 49th naval escort fleet to waters around Somalia with three warships, two helicopters and more than 700…

China has sent its 49th naval escort fleet to the Gulf of Aden as African countries prepare a regional task force against piracy and armed robbery. The developments come amid…