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Chinese Gen. Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the People's Liberation Army General Staff, welcomes U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M.Gates and his wife, Becky, to Beijing by , at Beijing International Airport, Jan. 9, 2011. Gates arrived in China for a four-day visit in which he will meet with senior military leaders.

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Chinese Gen. Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the People's Liberation Army General Staff, welcomes U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M.Gates and his wife, Becky, to Beijing by , at Beijing International Airport, Jan. 9, 2011. Gates arrived in China for a four-day visit in which he will meet with senior military leaders.

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