
A British
shipboard helicopter makes a landing on the deck of Chinese guided missile
destroyer Harbin during a fleet order changing exercises off the coast of
Qingdao, port city in east China's Shandong province, June 20, 2004. The
Sino-British maritime exercise concluded here Sunday after completing all the
scheduled programs including communication exercises, fleet order changing and
search-and-rescue. The first Sino-British maritime exercise in the
nontraditional security field was directed by Zhang Panhong, chief of the
general staff of the North Sea Fleet of People's Liberation Army Navy, and David
Snelson, chief-of-staff warfare to commander-in-chief of the fleet of British
Royal Navy. (Xinhua Photo)

A Chinese
shipboard helicopter adjusts its position before landing on the deck of British
destroyer HMS Exeter during a fleet order changing exercises off the coast of
Qingdao, port city in east China's Shandong province, June 20, 2004.(Xinhua
Photo)

A total of 15
navy attaches from 15 countries observe the Sino-British maritime exercise off
the coast of Qingdao, port city in east China's Shandong province, June 20,
2004. (Xinhua Photo)

British
guided missle destroyer HMS Exeter takes part in a fleet order changing
exercises off the coast of Qingdao, port city in east China's Shandong province,
June 20, 2004. (Xinhua Photo)

A Chinese
shipboard helicopter takes part in a fleet order changing exercises off the
coast of Qingdao, port city in east China's Shandong province, June 20, 2004.
(Xinhua Photo)

Zhang Panhong
(R), chief of the general staff of the North Sea Fleet of People's Liberation
Army Navy, directs a search-and-rescue exercises off the coast of Qingdao, port
city in east China's Shandong province, June 20, 2004. (Xinhua Photo)

Chinese hospitalman (R) checks the state of illness of the "injured " sailors
on the deck of British destroyer HMS Exeter in a search-and-rescue exercises off
the coast of Qingdao, port city in east China's Shandong province, June 20,
2004. (Xinhua Photo)