Vice Adm. Charles D. Wurster, U.S. Coast Guard Commander Pacific Area, and Maj. Gen. Guo Shun of China's Border Control Department, listen to a traditional Chinese music performance during a welcoming ceremony for crewmembers of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, Aug. 16, 2007. Boutwell, stationed in Alameda, Calif., visited Shanghai Aug. 16-20, to conduct law enforcement exchanges with Chinese counterparts in the North Pacific Coast Guard Forum (NPCGF). Established in 1999, the NPCGF is comprised of coast guard-type agencies from China, Japan, Korea, Russia, Canada, and the United States and was created to foster multilateral cooperation hased on the sharing of information on matters related to civil maritime governance. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mariana O'Leary.
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