Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (second from right, far-side) hosts a meeting with Vice Premier Qian Qichen (left, foreground), of the Peoples Republic of China, at the Pentagon on March 22, 2001. Among those participating in the talks are from left to right: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia Pacific Affairs Fred Smith, U.S. ambassador to the Peoples Republic of China Joseph Prueher, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld, and the interpreter Vicki Segal.