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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, second from left rear, participates in the U.S. and China Track Two discussions with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State George Shultz, former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, former Defense Secretary William Perry, former State Councilor for the People's Republic of China Tang Jiaxuan and other members of their delegations in Washington, D.C., Oct. 18, 2010.

U.S., CHINA DISCUSSIONS

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, second from left rear, participates in the U.S. and China Track Two discussions with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State George Shultz, former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, former Defense Secretary William Perry, former State Councilor for the People's Republic of China Tang Jiaxuan and other members of their delegations in Washington, D.C., Oct. 18, 2010.

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