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U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets Lt. Gen. Wang Guanzhong, deputy chief of staff of the Chinese army, upon his arrival in Beijing, April 20, 2013. Dempsey is on a weeklong trip meeting with counterparts and military leaders in South Korea, China and Japan.

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U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets Lt. Gen. Wang Guanzhong, deputy chief of staff of the Chinese army, upon his arrival in Beijing, April 20, 2013. Dempsey is on a weeklong trip meeting with counterparts and military leaders in South Korea, China and Japan.

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