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U.S. Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser, center right, the commander of U.S. Southern Command, hosts an honor cordon to welcome Chinese Minister of National Defense Gen. Liang Guanglie to the command's headquarters in Miami, May 8, 2012. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta hosted Gen. Liang at the Pentagon, May 7, 2012, as part of the first U.S. visit by a Chinese defense minister in nine years. Liang has been visiting U.S. military installations and meeting with U.S. military leaders to discuss U.S.-China cooperation in areas of mutual interest.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser, center right, the commander of U.S. Southern Command, hosts an honor cordon to welcome Chinese Minister of National Defense Gen. Liang Guanglie to the command's headquarters in Miami, May 8, 2012. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta hosted Gen. Liang at the Pentagon, May 7, 2012, as part of the first U.S. visit by a Chinese defense minister in nine years. Liang has been visiting U.S. military installations and meeting with U.S. military leaders to discuss U.S.-China cooperation in areas of mutual interest.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser, center right, the commander of U.S. Southern Command, hosts an honor cordon to welcome Chinese Minister of National Defense Gen. Liang Guanglie to the command's headquarters in Miami, May 8, 2012. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta hosted Gen. Liang at the Pentagon, May 7, 2012, as part of the first U.S. visit by a Chinese defense minister in nine years. Liang has been visiting U.S. military installations and meeting with U.S. military leaders to discuss U.S.-China cooperation in areas of mutual interest.

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