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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Chinese Gen. Xu Caihou, left, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, Chinese People's Liberation Army, through an honor cordon into the Pentagon, Oct. 27, 2009, for security talks.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Chinese Gen. Xu Caihou, left, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, Chinese People's Liberation Army, through an honor cordon into the Pentagon, Oct. 27, 2009, for security talks.

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