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Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and China’s Minister of National Defense Gen. Liang Guanglie salute during the playing of the National Anthem at a Pentagon arrival ceremony for Liang on May 7, 2012.

Secretary Panetta and Minister of National Defense Gen. Liang salute during the playing of the National Anthem

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and China’s Minister of National Defense Gen. Liang Guanglie salute during the playing of the National Anthem at a Pentagon arrival ceremony for Liang on May 7, 2012.

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