U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is on a trip to Japan, China and New Zealand. He told Chinese troops Washington's strategic military shift toward Asia is not meant to contain the rise of China.
US Defense Secretary Visits Asia

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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, left, walks with Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie during a ceremony at the Bayi Building in Beijing, China, September 18, 2012.

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, left, listens to a question from U.S. military personnel stationed at Yokota Air Base in Yokota, Japan, September 17, 2012.

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A worker throws a gas bomb after clashes broke out during a protest in Phnom Penh, Jan. 3, 2014.