The "Wuhan" vessel of the Chinese navy (Below) escorts merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden, on Feb. 17, 2009.[Zhu Hongliang/Xinhua]
![The 'Wuhan' vessel of the Chinese navy (Below) escorts merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden, on Feb. 17, 2009.[Zhu Hongliang/Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20090219/000bcdb95f1d0b0709b954.jpg "The 'Wuhan' vessel of the Chinese navy (Below) escorts merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden, on Feb. 17, 2009.[Zhu Hongliang/Xinhua]")