YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Wang Dazhong, a vice admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, attended the Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Yokohama on Monday -- a day after his nation skipped an international fleet review in waters off Japan.
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Chinese Vice Adm. Wang Dazhong, front row second from left, attends the Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Yokohama, Japan, on Nov. 7. U.S. Navy chief Mike Gilday is seen in the center of the back row. (Photo by Ken Moriyasu)
YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Wang Dazhong, a vice admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, attended the Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Yokohama on Monday -- a day after his nation skipped an international fleet review in waters off Japan.