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Chinese Air Force Gen. Ma Xiaotian, the Chinese army's deputy chief of general staff, speaks with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta during a departure meeting in Beijing, Sept. 20, 2012.

Chinese Air Force Gen. Ma Xiaotian, the Chinese army's deputy chief of general staff, speaks with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta during a departure meeting in Beijing, Sept. 20, 2012.

Chinese Air Force Gen. Ma Xiaotian, the Chinese army's deputy chief of general staff, speaks with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta during a departure meeting in Beijing, Sept. 20, 2012.

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