PLA-Navy Lt. j.g. Hu Weihua shows U.S. Navy Ens. Kathleen Merkle and other U.S. Navy visitors the bridge of the PLA-Navy guided missile destroyer Harbin (DDG 112) during a goodwill tour in Qingdao, China Photo by PH1(AW) Scott D. Sagisi, USN .

Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Barta, Officer in Charge of the SH-60 helicopter detachment, briefs visiting PLA-Navy officers aboard the USS Chancellorsville, (CG 62). About 1,000 Chinese military personnel visited the U.S. ship during its three-day port visit to Qingdao. Photo by PH1(AW) Scott D. Sagisi, USN

The PLA-Navy guided missile destroyer Qingdao (DDG 113) visits Naval Station Everett, Washington.Photo by PH2 Chris Mobley, USN

PLA-Navy officers and sailors applaud the evening gala entertainment provided in their honor during their visit to Naval Station Everett, Washington. Photo by J02 Kris Kimberling, USN

The PLA-Navy support ship Taicang (AOR 575) enters the mouth of Pearl Harbor for a four-day goodwill visit. Photo by PH2 Lisa Aman, USN

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

Rear Adm. Lu Fangqiu; Ms. Xin Liu, President of Aloha Bridge Service in Honolulu; and Rear Adm. Bob Conway, pose during the reception for the PLA-Navy aboard the USS O’Kane (DDG 77) Photo by PH-2 Lisa Aman, USN

Chinese personnel enjoy an evening reception in their honor aboard the USS O’Kane (DDG 77) Photo by PH-2 Lisa Aman, USN

Rear Adm. Alfred G. Harms, Jr., bids farewell to Rear Adm. Lu Fangqiu after the successful four-day goodwill visit by the PLA-Navy ships to Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Photo by PH1 Don Dinsmore, USN

Adm. Thomas B. Fargo, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, reviews the welcoming contingent of PLA-Navy sailors at the port of Qingdao, China. Photo by PH2 Lena Gonzalez, USN

Capt. Wu Wenhai, Commanding Officer of the PLA-Navy warship Harbin (DDG 112), accepts a U.S. Navy officer’s hat insignia as a token of appreciation from Lt. j.g. Bruce Sutherland on behalf of visiting crewman from the USS Chancellorsville (CG 62). Photo by PH1(AW) Scott D. Sagisi, USN

The purpose of the naval exchange visits is to increase mutual understanding between the Chinese and U.S. navies in the Pacific. Rear Adm. Timothy Keating, Commander, Battle Force Seventh Fleet, receives flowers from a young girl. Photo by PH2 Lena Gonzalez, USN

PLA-Navy member Wu Jiaing throws an American football for the first time during Chinese-U.S. social activities at Naval Station Everett, Washington. Photo by J02 Kris Kimberling, USN

The Chinese warship Qingdao (DDG 113) arrives pierside at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for a goodwill visit.Photo by PH1 Don Dinsmore, USN

PLA-Navy Rear Adm. Lu Fangqiu, Chief of Staff of the North Sea Fleet, participates in dragon dance welcoming ceremonies at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, with U. S. Rear Adm. Robert Conway, Commander, Naval Region Hawaii, and Rear Adm. Alfred G. Harms, Jr., Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Photo by PHAN Josh Pritekel, USN

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

Rear Adm. Lu Fangqiu aboard the Qingdao (DDG 113). Photo by J02 Kris Kimberling, USN

Rear Adm. Lu Fangqiu (center) leads Chinese officers in honoring the U.S. sailors entombed in USS Arizona, sunk in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii at the beginning of World War II in the Pacific. Photo by PH1 Don Dinsmore, USN

Capt. Fu Guosen, commander of the Qingdao (DDG 113) listens to bandsman MU3 Chris Bunton during the reception aboard the USS O’Kane (DDG 77).
Photo by PH-2 Lisa Aman, USN