Chinese defense chief on board high-tech Japanese Aegis vessel

Chinese defense chief on board high-tech Japanese Aegis vessel

SASEBO, Japan - China's Defense Minister Liang Guanglie (L) is greeted by crew members of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's destroyer Chokai in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2009, before he boards the vessel equipped with the Aegis combat system.

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