PLA Navy ships visit San Diego base

Three People's Liberation Army Navy vessels arrived in San Diego on Tuesday morning for a four-day visit to the Southern California city.

Sun peeked through the clouds as PLA Navy Rear Admirals Huang Xinjian and Wu Haihua walked off their vessel at the downtown B Street Pier. They were welcomed by US Rear Admiral James Bynum, Carrier Strike Group 9 commander, and Rear Admiral Yancy Lindsey, Navy Region Southwest commander.

Some 600 Chinese sailors, most of whom were setting foot on United States soil for the first time, are spending the next three days with their counterparts from the USS Cape St George. They were to tour each other's ships, mingle at two receptions and compete in basketball, soccer and ping-pong.