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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (center) escorts the Peoples Republic of China's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Dai Bingguo (left) to a Pentagon conference room on Dec. 8, 2005. Rumsfeld and Dai are meeting to discuss several bilateral security issues of mutual interest.

Secretary Rumsfeld escorts the Peoples Republic of China's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Dai Bingguo to a Pentagon conference room.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (center) escorts the Peoples Republic of China's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Dai Bingguo (left) to a Pentagon conference room on Dec. 8, 2005. Rumsfeld and Dai are meeting to discuss several bilateral security issues of mutual interest.

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