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**FILE** People surround a Chinese military J-20 stealth jet Jan. 5, 2011, before it undergoes a runway taxi test in Chengdu, China. (Associated Press)

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left front) listens to Chinese President Hu Jintao during a meeting Tuesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Mr. Hu visits the U.S. later this month. (Associated Press)

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Illustration: China cuffs by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

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In this Friday Jan. 7, 2011, photo, a prototype of the Chinese J-20 stealth plane is seen during a runway test in Chengdu, southwest China. The plane made its first test flight Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left) meets with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, left, listens to Chinese President Hu Jintao during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)

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** FILE ** In this Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, photo, people surround a Chinese J-20 stealth plane before its runway test in Chengdu in southwest China. State media are reporting on the appearance online of photos that appear to show a prototype Chinese stealth fighter undergoing testing. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, left, walks with Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi before their meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)

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TOPICS LIMITED: Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Liang Guanglie welcomes U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates in Beijing on Monday. Gen. Liang rejected suggestions for nuclear and security talks. (Bloomberg)

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left) is welcomed by Chief of the General's Staff Ma Xiaotian (center) upon arrival at Beijing International Airport in Beijing to start a four-day visit to China on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)

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In this Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, photo, a Chinese J-20 stealth plane is seen after finishing a runway test in Chengdu, southwest China. State media are reporting on the appearance online of photos that appear to show a prototype Chinese stealth fighter undergoing testing. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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In this Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, photo, visitors walk among giant ice sculptures at the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, in northeast China's Heilongjiang province. (AP Photo)

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Visitors walk near ice sculptures at the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, in northeast China's Heilongjiang province, on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo)

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Visitors walk near ice sculptures at the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang province, on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo)

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Ice sculptures are illuminated at the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo)

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Visitors walk near ice sculptures at the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo)

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Fireworks explode above ice sculptures during the opening ceremony of the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo)

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In this Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011 photo, fireworks explode above giant ice sculptures during the opening ceremony of the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang province. (AP Photo)

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China's new fifth-generation warplane, dubbed the J-20, wasn't expected to be deployed until 2020.