Defense minister in crucial tour of US
By Cui Haipei in Beijing and Tan Yingzi in Washington | China Daily | Updated: 2012-05-07 08:03
Liang's landmark trip expected to defuse South China Sea tension
A landmark visit to the United States by the defense minister will help defuse the tense situation in the South China Sea, analysts said, as the standoff between China and the Philippines continues in waters off Huangyan Island.
Liang Guanglie, the first defense minister to visit the US in nine years, will meet his counterpart, Leon Panetta, in Washington on Monday.
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