The US anti-submarine-warfare destroyer "USS CUSHING" arrived in
the east China's port city Qingdao Friday for a four-day goodwill
visit to China.
That is the seventh visit to the city by US naval vessels. The
destroyer, with a crew of 351, is from the US Pacific Fleet. The
ship is headed by captain Steven Mucklow.
Mucklow and his officers, who were welcomed by the North China
Fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) at a function
upon their arrival, met with Major General Chen Axi, vice commander
of the North China Fleet.
During the visit, navy men from the two countries are expected
to visit the vessels and play basketball and hold tug-of-war
contests.
(Xinhua News Agency September 25, 2004)
