Robert Gates

...ties with China US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates called for deeper military ties with Beijing, telling a top Chinese general on Tuesday that it was time to end a pattern of "on-again, off-again" relations. In a meeting with...

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...level Chinese military official to visit in years of rocky relations between the superpowers, holds talks with Defense Secretary Robert Gates amid US concerns over China's emergence as a potential high tech military rival. But Xu, who is...

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...that could cause misunderstanding. Gates and Xu discussed diplomacy over Iran and North Korea's nuclear programs, and there was "broad agreement" about the situation in Afghanistan, according to Morrell. The meeting came a day after Xu...

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...arms sale to Taiwan. In a meeting Tuesday at the Pentagon, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Xu there is a need to break the "on-again, off-again" cycle of the two nations' military-to-military relationship. The U.S. continues to...

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...trust and avoid "miscalculations." During the 75-minute meeting, Gates praised China for taking steps to show more transparency in its defense spending, citing reports issued by Beijing, Morrell said. The United States has repeatedly...

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