Tension between US and China in the South Sea have not prevented as the US Navy destroyer from docking in Shanghai for scheduled drills with the Chinese navy.
Chinese and the US ships also conducted joint exercises in Florida earlier this month.
The USS Stethem, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, is to take part in communications exercises and a surface rescue simulation with vessels from the navy of the People’s Liberation Army (PLAN).
The ship’s weeklong visit is intended to build trust between the two navies, Commander Harry Marsh, the captain of the USS Stethem, told reporters.
US sailors will learn about the practices of their Chinese colleagues “so that when we operate at sea we can do it safely, and we understand what they are doing and what we do,” Marsh told new agency.
