Timothy J. Keating

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Adm. Timothy Keating, U.S. commander in the Asia-Pacific region, shakes hands with Chinese Gen. Chen Bingde upon arrival at the Ba Yi Building in Beijing in 2008. Gen. Chen, the military chief of staff, arrived in Washington on Monday for the first high-level military exchange since Beijing cut off military ties early last year to protest U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. (Associated Press)