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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shakes hands with South Korean Defense Minister Lee Yong-gul during the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, June 4, 2011.

SHANGRI-LA HANDSHAKE

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shakes hands with South Korean Defense Minister Lee Yong-gul during the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, June 4, 2011.

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