Chief of Staff of the Shanghai PLA Navy base, Zhou Jianzhong (L) shakes hands with the commander of the USS Blue Ridge, Captain Jeffrey Bartkoski (R) as he arrives at a port in Shanghai June 27, 2006. The USS Blue Ridge is in China for a four-day visit.

A Chinese female PLA naval officer (L) welcomes the commander of the USS Blue Ridge, Captain Jeffrey Bartkoski (R) as he arrives at port in Shanghai June 27, 2006.

Crew of the USS Blue Ridge are preparing to dock at a port in Shanghai June 27, 2006. It is the sixth time for the US navy to visit China and the fourth for the USS Blue Ridge.

An officer of the USS Blue Ridge stands on the deck beside a helicopter at a port in Shanghai, June 27, 2006. It is the sixth time for the US navy to visit China and the fourth for the USS Blue Ridge.

Chinese musicians of the Shanghai PLA Navy waits at a welcome ceremony for the USS Blue Ridge ship as it arrives at a port in Shanghai June 27, 2006.

(China Daily June 28, 2006)