U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie pay their respects as each other's national anthem is played by the People's LIberation Army at the ministry of Defense in Beijing, Jan. 10, 2011. Gates met with Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie and his staff at the ministry and held a press conference. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry MorrisonInside Pentagon, Growing Alarm Over China’s Military Prowess -- Forbes
Chinese President Hu Jintao had an embarrassing moment in mid-January when his military flight-tested a new tactical aircraft during a visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Several features of the plane looked remarkably similar to America’s top-of-the-line F-22 fighter, and yet somehow leaders of the People’s Liberation Army air force managed to not mention to Hu that the test was happening.
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