Chinese dragons perform as part of the entertainment during the Chinese Navy port visit arrival honors to the U.S. This marks the first time Chinese warships have crossed the Pacific and visited the Continental United States. The Luhu Class Destroyer HARIBING (DDG 112), Luda II Class Destroyer, ZHUHAI (DDG 166), and a supply ship, the Fusu Class, NANYUN (AOR/AK 953) were among the contingent of Chinese vessels. (Only one of the Chinese Destroyers is partially shown)
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Naval Air Station, North Island
State: California (CA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Felix Garza Jr.
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
21/03/1997
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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