 "Trento" reached Shanghai on 4 March, while "Espero", slowed down by rough weather, had to stop at Saigon before reaching China three days later.After a truce was negotiated between Japan and China, "Trento" left Shanghai on 14 May 1932 for the return journey to Italy, while "Espero" stayed behind for a year to complement and strengthen Italian naval squadron in the Far East.In 1934 "Espero", along with "Ostro", "Zeffiro" and "Borea" formed the 4th Destroyer Squadron, part of the 2nd Naval Division.