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Chinese sailors visit the USS O’Kane (DDG 77) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as part of the PLA-Navy goodwill visit. Photo by PH2 Lisa Aman, USN
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Welcomed by traditional Hawaiian flower leis placed on their necks and the opportunity to meet 350 local Chinese-American community leaders in a U.S. state where Chinese are a very important cultural and economic group, PLA-N personnel observed the uniqueness of Hawaii. They toured the famed tourist resort area of Waikiki, other Polynesian cultural attractions, and visited the USS Arizona Memorial, where PLA-N senior officers honored the American World War II dead.
The U.S. host ship for the visit, the guided missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77), welcomed PLA-N visitors. The Qingdao reciprocated for U.S. naval visitors.
The Chinese ships then proceeded to a second U.S. Pacific Fleet base at Everett, Washington, in a quite different part of the United States, the Pacific Northwest. While the hospitality was similar, the Chinese naval officers and personnel particularly enjoyed an American stage show during an evening gala in their honor.
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PLA-Navy Petty Officer Jr. Grade Wang Guowu receives an explanation of how the USS O’Kane’s gun elevation receiver works from U.S. Navy GM2 Douglas Waller. Photo by PH-2 Lisa Aman, USN
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Rear Adm. Lu Fangqiu aboard the Qingdao (DDG 113). Photo by J02 Kris Kimberling, USN
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