Hagel Travels to Qingdao, China, Visits Aircraft U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, is greeted by U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mark W. Gillette, right, U.S. defense attaché to China, and Chinese military officers in Qingdao, China, April 7, 2014. Hagel visited the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning while in Qingdao, the first foreigner to do so. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.06 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 144432-O-OZR79-741.jpg Photo Gallery