ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry plucked and strummed the strings of a guitar in Beijing on Thursday (July 10).<br/> <br />Kerry's classical guitar performance was met with applause from onlookers after a lunch at the Great Hall of the People as annual talks between U.S. and Chinese officials concluded.<br/> <br />The State Department said Kerry picked up the guitar after being urged to play by Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong.
