Gates Meets with Hu in Beijing

Filed under DoD News by on January 11, 2011 at 5:32 pm {no comments}



Today Secretary of Defense Robert Gates met with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing to discuss China’s relationship with the U.S. Department of Defense.  After the meeting, Gates held a press conference to discuss how he thinks the two nations should go forward in creating a sustainable military-to-military relationship.

Gates said the two nations should focus their strategic dialogue on nuclear, space and cyber operations as well as missile defense.  Open discussion between the U.S. and China can ensure the countries’ military relations are long-lasting.

For more on the secretary’s trip to China and his meeting with Hu, read the American Forces Press Service article on Defense.gov.

Worth a 1,000 Words: Secretary of Defense Visits China

Filed under Worth A Thousand Words by on January 11, 2011 at 2:10 pm {no comments}

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, left, and Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi, right, talk during meeting at the ministry in Beijing, China, Jan. 11, 2011. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force/Released)

Sec. Gates Visits Officials in Beijing

Filed under DoD News, Emerging Media, Pentagon Channel by on January 10, 2011 at 3:50 pm {no comments}



This week, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is visiting leaders in China to lay the foundation for a stable military-to-military relationship that can continue, even in times of political differences. Officials from both countries have called meetings so far “candid and productive.” American and Chinese officials agree that solid ties are in both nations’ best interests.

In this video, Deputy Chief of the General’s Staff of the People’s Liberation Army Ma Xiao Tian greets the secretary at the Beijing International Airport.

For more news from the secretary’s trip, visit the Defense.gov News Special and DoDVClips.mil.

Officials Give Wounded Cyclists a (Vice) Presidential Send-off

Filed under DoD News by on April 28, 2010 at 4:17 pm {no comments}
Wounded veterans smile for the camera just prior to the kicking off the Wounded Warrior Soldier Ride at the White House, Washington, D.C., April 27, 2010. DoD photo by William D. Moss

Wounded veterans smile for the camera just prior to the kicking off the Wounded Warrior Soldier Ride at the White House, Washington, D.C., April 27, 2010. DoD photo by William D. Moss

By Ian Graham

More than 500 men and women in uniform from across the services gathered on the White House’s south lawn to give wounded servicemembers a send-off as they begin a bike trip from Washington, D.C. to Annapolis, Md.

The White House to the Lighthouse Challenge, the fourth such trek hosted by the Wounded Warrior Project, is a four-day ride taken by servicemembers who have been injured in combat. Vice President Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki met with the troops before they mounted their bikes and took a ceremonial lap around the south lawn.

The vice president spoke to the riders before they began their ride, reminding them that while everyone is grateful for their sacrifice, nobody can know the extent of what they’ve given.

“What’s even more unfathomable is your courage,” Biden said. “You define — I mean this literally — who we are as a country. You’re the heart, the soul and the spine of this country.”

“You aren’t just showing us what we should be, you show us that we can be anything we want to be,” he added.

Following the ceremony, the riders will make a few stops at events in D.C. before they set off on their trip, which will take them through Washington to Baltimore, Md., and Andrews Air Force Base before they head to Annapolis.

Video: Secretary Gates on Nuke Review

Filed under Pentagon Channel by on April 12, 2010 at 2:47 pm {no comments}



The 2010 Nuclear Security Summit gets underway today in Washington D.C. with President Barack Obama hosting leaders from 47 countries for talks on nuclear weapons.

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