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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates reviews the People's LIberation Army Honor Guard as part of an arrival ceremony honoring Gates' visit to the Bayi building in Beijing, Jan. 10, 2011. Gates met with Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie and his staff at the ministry and held a press conference there.

HONOR GUARD REVIEW

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates reviews the People's LIberation Army Honor Guard as part of an arrival ceremony honoring Gates' visit to the Bayi building in Beijing, Jan. 10, 2011. Gates met with Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie and his staff at the ministry and held a press conference there.

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