Maxiaotian meets gates

Chinese Lt General Ma Xiaotian, left, deputy chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army, talks with U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates during the 7th annual Asia Security Summit, known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore, May 31, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison