Chinese People’s Liberation Army (Navy) (PLAN) Luang II class guided-missile destroyer Xian (153) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) in 2016. The United States has disinvited China from participating in the 2018 RIMPAC exercise, citing Beijing’s recent aggression in the South China Sea. (U.S. Navy Photo By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Somers Steelman)