The "Qingdao," a guided missile cruiser, and the "Hongzehu," a refueling ship, arrive at Pearl Harbor Sept. 6, 2006 for four-day visit. (Photo: Chinanews)






The Chinese ships sailing to Hawaii for Wednesday port calls Sept. 6, 2006 are the destroyer "Qingdao" and the oiler "Hongzehu", just ahead of a bilateral communications exercise and passing exercise in Hawaiian waters with the Pearl-based destroyer USS Chung-Hoon. It is the first visit by a Chinese navy ship to a U.S. state in six years. (Photo: Chinanews)