Tuesday, January 11, 2011

SECRETARY GATES VISIT TO CHINA


With Defense Secretary Robert Gates visiting China in the hopes of improving military ties with the U.S., the Nixon Center held a discussion looking at China’s growing military and what goals the U.S. might accomplish on such a trip. Speakers also talked about their perspectives of U.S. and Chinese expectations of Secretary Gates’ visit and how the military-to-military relationship is evolving amidst China’s rapid military modernization and increasing.