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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and a Chinese military officer sit in chairs and talk.

Mattis Travels

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis meets with Chinese Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Gen. Xu Qiliang at the People's Liberation Army's Bayi building in Beijing, June 28, 2018.

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