Empire Rising

COMPLETE CAST OF CHARACTERS

BAI JIAO, prime minister’s daughter

HUANG FU, Bai Jiao’s fiancé

FENG DAI, Bai Jiao’s bodyguard

XIANG CHENGLEI, president and general secretary of the Party

HUAN ZHIXIN, chairman, Central Military Commission

BAI TAO, prime minister

SHEN YI, Politburo senior member (Huan Zhixin’s uncle)

DENG CHUNG, Politburo junior member

WANG QUI, national security advisor

XIE HAI, President Xiang’s executive assistant

YANG MINSHENG, head of President Xiang’s security detail

TSOU DESHI (Fleet Admiral), Commander, People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy

GUO JIAN (Admiral), Commander, East Sea Fleet

SHI CHEN (Admiral), Commander, North Sea Fleet

CAO FENG (General), Commander, Fourth Department

ZHANG ANGUO (General), Commander, Nanjing Military Region

SHAO JINHAI (Vice Admiral), Admiral challenging plan during operations brief

ZHOU PENGFEI (Captain), Commander, 34th Hong Niao Missile Battery

CHENG BO (Captain), Officer-in-Charge, East Sea Fleet Command Center

ZENG YONG (Commander), Commanding Officer, submarine CNS Chang Cheng

ZHAO WEI (Commander), Commanding Officer, submarine CNS Jiaolong

LIANG AIGUO (First Lieutenant), Xian H-6F bomber pilot

JIANG QUI, Chinese soldier landing on shore of Taiwan (Baishawan Beach)

XIULAN, Jiang Qui’s girlfriend

FENG, Jian Qui’s best friend

PENG YAOTING, CIA agent in Beijing

TIAN AIGUO, CIA agent in Beijing

YUAN GUI, driver who takes Christine and SEALs to the Great Hall of the People

PENG WEIJIE, Baishawan Beach grandmother

XIAOTIEN, Baishawan Beach granddaughter

“SCARFACE”, Ringleader of teenagers stopping Christine O’Connor in hutong

CHRIS STEVENSON, Chinese agent in Panama

LIJUAN, President Xiang’s mother (referenced only)

BOHAI, President Xiang’s father (referenced only)

BOB TOMPKINS, vice president

KEVIN HARDISON, chief of staff

CHRISTINE O’CONNOR, national security advisor

NELSON JENNINGS, secretary of defense

LINDSAY ROSS, secretary of state

STEVE BRACKMAN (Captain), senior military aide

LARS SIKES, press secretary (referenced only)

MARK HODSON (General), Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

MEL GARRISON (General), Chief of Staff, Air Force

GRANT HEALEY (Admiral), Chief of Naval Operations

ELY WILLIAMS (General), Commandant of the Marine Corps

VANCE GARBIN (Admiral), Commander, Pacific Command

CARL KRAE (Major General), Commander, Cyber Warfare Command

MICHAEL WALKER (Rear Admiral), Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command

TIM MOSS (Rear Admiral), Program Executive Officer (Submarines)

JOHN STANBURY (Rear Admiral), Commander, Submarine Force Pacific (referenced only)

MURRAY WILSON (Captain), Commanding Officer

PAUL GREENWOOD (Lieutenant Commander), Executive Officer

KASEY FAUCHER (Lieutenant Commander), Engineering Officer

KELLY HAAS (Lieutenant Commander), Supply Officer

KARL STEWART (Lieutenant), Weapons Officer

STEVE CORDERO (Lieutenant), Junior Officer

KRIS HERNDON (Lieutenant), Junior Officer

ROBERTA CLARK (Lieutenant Junior Grade), Junior Officer

JOE ALEO (Commander), Medical Officer

JEFF WALKUP (Chief Electronics Technician), Radioman

SAM WALSH (Machinist Mate Second Class), Torpedoman

BILL COATES (Electronics Technician Second Class), Quartermaster

SAM MEADE (Mess Specialist First Class), Night Baker

ALEX HARROW (Captain), Commanding Officer

HELEN CORCORAN (Captain), Air Wing Commander

SUE LAYBOURN (Captain), Combat Direction Center (CDC) Operations Officer

MICHAEL BERESFORD (Lieutenant Commander), Officer of the Deck

NATHAN REYNOLDS (Lieutenant), Conning Officer

CHARLES “CJ” BERGER (Captain), Commanding Officer

EMIL JONES (Captain), Air Wing Commander

TIM POWERS (Captain), Executive Officer

DEBBIE KENT (Captain), Combat Direction Center (CDC) Operations Officer

ANDREW FELLOWS (Commander), Chief Engineer

RAMSEY HOOTMAN (Commander), Commanding Officer

TED WINSOR (Lieutenant Commander), Executive Officer

DON MILLER (Lieutenant), Weapons Officer

MIKE LAND (Lieutenant), Junior Officer

ARMANDO HOGARTH (Lieutenant), Junior Officer

RANDY BAUGHMAN (Commander), Commanding Officer

BECK BURRELL (Lieutenant), Officer of the Deck

JIM LATHAM (Commander), Commanding Officer

JOHN MILLIGAN (Lieutenant Commander), Executive Officer

COLBY MARSHALL (Petty Officer First Class), Fire Control Technician

MARY CORDEIRO (Captain), Commanding Officer

SHVETA THAKRAR (Lieutenant Commander), Tactical Action Officer

MARIO CAITI (Senior Chief Fire Controlman), Combat Systems Coordinator

JOHN MCNEIL (Commander), SEAL Team Commander

JAKE HARRISON (Lieutenant), SEAL Platoon Officer in Charge (OIC)

DAN O’HARA (Chief Special Warfare Operator), SEAL Platoon Chief

DREW GARRETSON (Special Warfare Operator First Class), Communicator

TRACEY MARTIN (Special Warfare Operator Second Class), Breacher

KELLY ANDREWS (Special Warfare Operator Second Class), Rappeller

MARLON CRANE (Special Warfare Operator Second Class), Replaced by Christine

LELAND GWENN, call sign Vandal (Lieutenant), F/A-18 Pilot

LIZ MICHALSKI, call sign Phoenix (Lieutenant), F/A-18 Pilot

STAN BORUM, call sign Shrek (Lieutenant Colonel), F-35B Pilot

JULIE AUSTIN (Lieutenant Commander), E-2C Combat Information Center Officer (CICO)

DEBRA DRIZA (Captain), Commander, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard

MICHAEL RICHARDSON, U.S. Ambassador to China

DANIEL DEVOR, Panama Canal Supervisor

CALEB MALCOM, Bluestone Security mercenary

ALICE LOWEECEY, Brandon County judge

TINA DILL, Shemya Island Radar Operator

DIMITRIOUS LOUPAS, Shemya Island Radar Supervisor

CINDY PON, Office of Naval Intelligence Analyst

JINA HONG, Office of Naval Intelligence Analyst (night shift) (referenced only)

JAY WOOD, Office of Naval Intelligence Cryptologist

SUZUKI KOKI, Japanese Army Major