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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets a delegate from Chinese Gen. Chen Bingde's staff at Comny Hall on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., May 17, 2011. Bingde is the Chinese army’s chief of staff.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets a delegate from Chinese Gen. Chen Bingde's staff at Comny Hall on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., May 17, 2011. Bingde is the Chinese army’s chief of staff.

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