With the Chinese Naval missile cruiser, the Qingdao, in the background, Chinese lion dancers perform for US Navy Rear Adm. Townsend G. Alexander, left, and Chinese Rear Adm. Wang Fushan, center, and Chinese Ambassador to the United States Zhou Wenzhong, Sept. 6, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Qingdao, a Luhu-class guided missile cruiser, and the Hongzehu, a refueling ship, arrived for four days of exercises, personnel exchanges, and touring.

American and Chinese flags wave as the Chinese naval destroyer, Qingdao, docks at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Two Chinese Navy ships, the Qingdao and the oiler Hongzehu arrived for a routine port visit.

Three Chinese sailors stand at attention on the deck of the Chinese navy missile cruiser, the Qingdao, at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Lu Lu, a student at the University of Hawaii, holds a Chinese flag welcoming the Chinese navy ships docking at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

(China Daily September 7, 2006)