US Navy guided-missile ships visit China
Chief of Staff of PLA Navy's Southern Fleet Hou Yuexi (L) and US Navy commodore James Kelly (R) inspect Chinese honor of guards at the Zhanjiang Port in southern China's Guangdong Province Monday, Sept. 22, 2003. Two U.S. guided-missile ships, the USS Cowpens and USS Vandegrift, started a five-day friendly visit to the port Monday. It is the first time that foreign Navy ships have been allowed to visit the Chinese Navy in Zhanjiang since the People's Republic of China was found in 1949. [newsphoto.com.cn]
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