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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, greets Chinese army Lt. Gen. Qi Jianguo, deputy chief of the Chinese army's general staff, during the Jakarta International Defense Dialogue in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 20, 2013.

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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, greets Chinese army Lt. Gen. Qi Jianguo, deputy chief of the Chinese army's general staff, during the Jakarta International Defense Dialogue in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 20, 2013.

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