AdvertisementU.S. Seeks To Revitalize Ties With ChinaJanuary 12, 2011Jackie NorthamfacebookEmailU.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Gen. Xu Caihou, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, meet in Beijing on Tuesday. Gates is holding talks with China's political and military leaders during the visit, which comes ahead of a second summit between President Obama and China's President Hu Jintao later this month. (Getty Images)