China general in U.S.

China general in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Gen. Fang Fenghui, chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army of China, holds a joint press conference with his U.S. counterpart Gen. Martin Dempsey after their talks at the U.S. Defense Department near Washington on May 15, 2014.

China general in U.S.

China general in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Gen. Fang Fenghui (R), chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army of China, and Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, hold a joint press conference after their talks at the U.S. Defense Department near Washington on May 15, 2014.

Top U.S. uniformed officer in China

Top U.S. uniformed officer in China

BEIJING, China - Gen. Martin Dempsey (L), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, and Gen. Fang Fenghui, chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army of China, shake hands during a joint press conference after their meeting in Beijing on April 22, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

Top U.S. uniformed officer in China

Top U.S. uniformed officer in China

BEIJING, China - Gen. Martin Dempsey (L), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, and Gen. Fang Fenghui, chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army of China, hold a joint press conference after their meeting in Beijing on April 22, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

U.S. and Chinese military officials meet amidst heightened tensions

U.S. and Chinese military officials meet amidst heightened tensions

Adm. Harry Harris (L), commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, and Gen. Fang Fenghui (C), chief of general staff for China's military, make their way to a meeting in Beijing on Nov. 3, 2015. Tensions between the U.S. and China have increased recently after the U.S. Navy sent a warship to sail by one of Beijing's man-made islands in the disputed Spratly archipelago to protest China's ongoing massive reclamation projects in the area. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S., Chinese military officials meet amid heightened tensions

U.S., Chinese military officials meet amid heightened tensions

Adm. Harry Harris (L), commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, holds talks with Gen. Fang Fenghui (R), chief of general staff for China's military, in Beijing on Nov. 3, 2015. Tensions between the U.S. and China have increased recently after the U.S. Navy sent a warship to sail by one of Beijing's man-made islands in the disputed Spratly archipelago to protest China's ongoing massive reclamation projects in the area. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ex-Chinese navy chief, member of top military body, under probe

Ex-Chinese navy chief, member of top military body, under probe

Photo taken March 15, 2017, shows Fang Fenghui, who was until recently chief of the Joint Staff Department of the People's Liberation Army, in Beijing's Great Hall of the People. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo