President Hu Jintao met with visiting US Defense Secretary Robert Gates in Beijing on Jan 11, 2011.
A rising power versus a dominant power - what characterizes the military relations between China and the United States? A US think tank member says they "lag far behind the rest of the relationship".
The United States and China are at a point to establish a new collaborative relationship to deal with the possible conflicts emerging between the two big economies which happen to be two big militaries in the world, said US think tank analysts during interview by China Daily.