A nurse from China draws blood as part of an examination of a boy on the Peace Ark on Sept 21,2017. The Chinese Navy's hospital ship Peace Ark arrives on Tuesday in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on an eight-day mission to deliver free medical services to 2,000 people in the West African nation. [Photo/Xinhua]
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The Chinese Military Medical Expert Team in Sierra Leone (CMMET-SL) has expressed an optimistic view that the arrival of a Chinese Military Hospital Ship named Ark Peace to Sierra Leone is a show of commitment to the friendly bilateral relationship between Sierra Leone and China.