President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and President Hu Jintao of China greet the U.S. delegation including Vice President Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the South Lawn of the White House, Jan. 19, 2010. White House photo by Pete Souza Chinese Generals’ Tour Of American Military Outposts A Beacon Of Thawing Tension -- Washington Post
Eight high-ranking Chinese generals will meet their counterparts at the Pentagon and tour the United States this week in the latest sign that the once-frozen military relationship between the two superpowers has begun to thaw.
A delegation led by Gen. Chen Bingde, the chief of general staff for the People’s Liberation Army, will visit several U.S. military installations and make sightseeing stops in Washington, Los Angeles and the Grand Canyon during a week-long swing across the country, U.S. military officials said Friday.
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My Comment: Both sides are trying to find common ground .... but with trade imbalances, currency manipulation, Chinese military expansion, and Chinese "bullying" of its neighbors .... I predict that this exercise in "civility" will disappear by next year's U.S. Presidential/Congressional elections.