Chinese Navy Hospital Ship "Jixiang Fangzhou" Arrives in Guinea

Source-stated date: 4 October 2026 · PLA Daily (解放军报)

中国海军“吉祥方舟”号医院船抵达几内亚

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Published4 October 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
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The PLA Navy hospital ship Jixiang Fangzhou arrived in Conakry on October 3 as part of the Harmonious Mission-2026 (和谐使命-2026) deployment, marking the first visit by a Chinese Navy hospital ship to Guinea; the seven-day mission includes shipboard medical services, detachments to the China-Guinea Friendship Hospital and a Guinean military camp, academic exchanges, and a visit to the Confucius Institute at the University of Conakry. The stop extends the Harmonious Mission series into a bilateral relationship where Chinese infrastructure investment is already established, and the combination of military camp medical support with Confucius Institute outreach documents how the mission integrates soft-power and military-to-military access objectives in a single port call.

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新华社内罗毕10月3日电科纳克里消息：当地时间3日上午，执行“和谐使命-2026”任务的中国海军“吉祥方舟”号医院船抵达几内亚首都科纳克里，开始进行为期7天的友好访问并提供医疗服务。这是中国海军医院船首次访问几内亚。当天10时许，“吉祥方舟”号医院船在雨中缓缓驶入科纳克里港。几方军政要员和官兵代表、中国驻几内亚大使、武官和使馆工作人员、当地民众、华侨和中资机构代表等在码头迎接。医院船桅杆上，中几两国国旗迎风招展；码头上的几内亚军乐队现场演奏，欢迎人群挥动手中的中几两国国旗，展开“热烈欢迎中国海军‘吉祥方舟’号医院船访问几内亚”的横幅，热烈欢迎“吉祥方舟”号医院船到来。医院船靠泊完毕后，几方军乐队演奏欢迎歌曲，当地民众献上具有中国特色的舞狮表演，欢迎仪式隆重热烈。随后，几方军政要员、中国驻几内亚大使、武官和使馆工作人员等登上医院船参观，并与任务官兵代表进行座谈交流。访问期间，任务部队指挥员将与几内亚军方领导举行座谈交流。医院船依托主平台开展医疗服务，并派出医疗培训分队和巡诊分队，分别赴中几友好医院和某营地开展学术交流、前出诊疗。此外，任务部队将组织甲板招待会，并安排官兵代表赴科纳克里大学孔子学院开展文化交流。

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