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Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tour the Forbidden City in Beijing, April 23, 2013.

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Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tour the Forbidden City in Beijing, April 23, 2013.

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