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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi talk during a meeting at the ministry in Beijing, China, on Jan. 11, 2011.

Secretary Gates and Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi talk during a meeting.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi talk during a meeting at the ministry in Beijing, China, on Jan. 11, 2011.

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