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Chinese Gen. Ma Xiaotian, deputy Chief of Staff for the People's Liberation Army, bids farewell to U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and his wife, Becky, right, in Beijing, Jan. 12, 2011. Gates wrapped up a four-day trip to China by visiting the People's Liberation Army 2nd Artillery Corps and the Great Wall.

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Chinese Gen. Ma Xiaotian, deputy Chief of Staff for the People's Liberation Army, bids farewell to U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and his wife, Becky, right, in Beijing, Jan. 12, 2011. Gates wrapped up a four-day trip to China by visiting the People's Liberation Army 2nd Artillery Corps and the Great Wall.

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