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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie pay their respects as members of the People's LIberation Army play each country's national anthem at the ministry of Defense in Beijing, Jan. 10, 2011.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie pay their respects as members of the People's LIberation Army play each country's national anthem at the ministry of Defense in Beijing, Jan. 10, 2011.

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