Chinese and U.S. marines compete in shooting during a contest in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, Nov. 17, 2006. Twenty U.S. marine members, who came to China with the USS Jeneau, took part in a contest with Chinese marines on passing chain bridge and water barrier, climbing slanting walls and shooting in the rainy day.   Nov. 19 - The navies of China and the United States held a search-and-rescue exercise on the South China Sea Sunday morning.

 

The exercise involved China's guided missile destroyer "Zhanjiang," fuel tanker "Dongting Lake," the USS Juneau (LPD 10) and the USS missile destroyer Fitzgerald.

 

The two navies conducted communications, fleet formation changes and search-and-rescue exercises.

 

It was the second phase of the first-ever joint Sino-American search-and-rescue exercises, agreed on by Chinese and U.S. military leaders.

 

The first phase, held last September, consisted of communications and passing exercises held in waters off Hawaii.