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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets Gen. Chen Bingde, chief of the Chinese army's General Staff, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., May 17, 2011.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets Gen. Chen Bingde, chief of the Chinese army's General Staff, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., May 17, 2011.

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