CNO Greenbert and his Chiinese counterpart Wu attend welcoming ceremony in Beijing…epa04316557 A military honor guard prepares for US Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert’s visit with Commander in Chief of The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Admiral Wu Shengli at a welcoming ceremony at the PLA Navy headquarters outside of Beijing, China, 15 July 2014. For the first time since 1971 China’s navy participated alongside the US navy in Rim of the Pacific naval exercises last week. EPA/STEPHEN SHAVER / POOL