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Soldiers assigned to the Chinese People's Liberation Army 1st Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division prepare to demonstration of their capablities to U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during his visit to the unit in China, July 12, 2011.

Soldiers assigned to the Chinese People's Liberation Army 1st Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division prepare to demonstration of their capablities to U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during his visit to the unit in China, July 12, 2011.

Soldiers assigned to the Chinese People's Liberation Army 1st Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division prepare to demonstration of their capablities to U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during his visit to the unit in China, July 12, 2011.

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