U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Liang Guanglie shake hands as they pose for the press in Hanoi, Vietnam, Oct. 11, 2010. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry MorrisonChina, US Calm Regional Tensions At ASEAN Defense Conference -- Christian Science Monitor
China-US defense chiefs met Tuesday for the first time since Beijing severed links earlier this year. The nations worked to ease tensions over a string of recent maritime disputes in East Asia.
China's defense chief met Tuesday with his counterparts from Japan and the United States, as the nations worked to ease tensions over a string of recent maritime disputes in East Asia.
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